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Bluffton Family YMCA will host a youth volleyball camp on Monday, January 15, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a school holiday.

  • For children in grades 2-4, the camp will run from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • For children in grades 5-8 the camp will run from 1-3 p.m. 

Bluffton Family YMCA, formerly Bluffton Family Recreation, has a new website at https://blufftonymca.net/ It includes a program guide, facility schedules, information on how to join, and online registration for programs.

The YMCA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all."

The new Bluffton Family YMCA session starts on January 8 including the following group exercise schedule:

2024 Group Exercise Schedule

Monday

Tour de TRX: 5:30-6:30 a.m.

All-Star Aerobics: 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Fit Over 50: 9:45-10:30 a.m.

TRX: 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Cycling: 6-7p.m.

Aiden Harris reaches 1,000 pt. milestone

By Matt M. Stutz

On Monday, January 8, the Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team picked up a huge Putnam County League win on the road, defeating the Miller City Wildcats 52-40 (7-3, 1-1 PCL).  The Rockets remain undefeated at 10-0.

The following five events at Bluffton University are free and open to the public:

Jan. 16 Forum: “The Impact of a Positive Attitude,” Martin Luther King Forum presentation by Pastor Steve Terry, New Life Church of God, Fort Wayne, Ind., 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Janice A. Brewster, 82, passed away January 7, 2024 at Willow Ridge-Betty House, Bluffton. Janice was born February 7, 1941 in Bluffton to the late Myron and Mary (Scott) Triplehorn. On July 2, 1960 she married Willard Brewster who preceded her in death on November 1, 2018. 

Rehearsals for Bluffton University’s Masterworks Concert will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays each week starting Jan. 16 in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall on campus. Dress rehearsals will take place on Wednesday, April 10 and Saturday, April 13. 

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