Regional news

It's getting warmer! The lowest "high" temperature reading in the past seven days was 39 on March 26. Here are the highs and lows for the past seven days, reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Precip

March 23 56 36 trace

March 24 57 30

March 25 45 27

March 26 39 23

March 27 52 23

Several projects are on the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's plate this spring, according to Fred Steiner, chamber CEO. In addition, other several other projects are in the planning stages.

Three immediate projects are:

You'll see this plate at the Bluffton Dari Freeze. It stands for Bill Marchel, who along with his wife, Phyllis, run the whippy dip.

Bertie Swank will celebrating her 95th birthday on Saturday, April 10. There
will be an open house in her honor on Sunday, April 11 from 2-4 p.m. at St.
John's United Church of Christ, Oppermann Hall. Cards may be sent to Bertie Swank, 124 Riley St., Bluffton, OH 45817.

NYGAARD

We spotted this plate at the Mennonite Memorial Home-McDonald's Easter egg hunt on March 27. It belongs to the only Nygaard family in Bluffton who we know - Christian and Jamie.

This much is known: It's a Putnam County plate. But, who is NDH and is ther an NDH 1?

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