You might say that a Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) capital campaign announced at the May 13 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast breaks the mold in skilled nursing care.
MHCO representatives unveiled plans for a $2.1 million capital campaign during the breakfast attending by over 50 chamber members.
The Scouts from Bluffton Troop 256 had a busy weekend. Part of the Troop headed north to Oak Harbor to attend a two-day Atomic Energy Camporee at the Davis Bessie Nuclear Power Plant, near Lake Erie.
Another group of Scouts from the Troop, along with their family members helped carry and sort food at the Bluffton Food Pantry on Saturday.
The Bluffton Troop 256 had 14 Scouts, three leaders, and one Scout parent attend the Camporee, which had over 180 attendee's, from 15 different Scout Troops from across Ohio and Michigan.
Four Bluffton University alums, better known as Bluffton Biking Beavers, conquered the 50th annual Tour of Scioto River Valley (TOSRV) earlier this month.
The four bikers are Everett Collier, Mitch Kingley, Wendell Miller all of Bluffton, and Gary Habeger, Bluffton University alum, from Berne, Ind.
This year's 210-mile round-trip tour from Columbus to Portsmouth commemorated the 50th year since 1962 when a father and son decided to make the trip.
Elizabeth Diller, senior, is the Bluffton High School April student of the month. Diller carries a 4.0 grade point average. She is a member of the high school Concert Choir, Show Choir, Band, Math Club, Drama Club, Renaissance Committee, National Honor Society and is an SOS tutor.
In addition, she is a member of the high school girls' tennis team and the summer Bluffton swim team. She has also performed in the District III honors choir. She has taken post-secondary classes at Bluffton University. Elizabeth is a member of the Grace Mennonite, Pandora, youth group.
