The dumpsters at the Spring Street recycle center are ready for Bluffton's two week spring clean up.
Residents of the village have from Friday through Monday, June 2, to place unwanted items in the dumpsters. No tires, paint or hazardous material please!
An Ascension Day service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m.. Pastor Al Schmitzer will speak on Jesus, our ascended Savior’s continuing rule as Prophet, Priest and King. Everyone is welcome and the church is handicapped accessible. More information is at: tlcjenera.org
A chicken barbecue dinner is planned during this summer’s Bluffton Area Relay for Life.
The chicken barbecue is from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Friday, June 20, at the Bluffton University football field. Enter the Augsburger Road entrance; eat in or dine out.
Cost is $8 for one-half chicken, two sides and a roll. Henry’s of Ottawa is the caterer. Tickets are on sale at Village Cut n’ Curl, Polished or by called Best at 419-358-5858.
Bluffton University students, alumni and friends gathered for the university’s annual May Day and commencement festivities, May 3 and 4. The institution’s 114th commencement ceremony, held on May 4, recognized 260 graduates. Presenting “Valuing Education” was this year’s commencement speaker, David J. Berger, mayor of Lima.
The local graduates, all of Bluffton, are:
• Marlena Ballinger, bachelor of arts (BA) degree in organizational
• Jonathan Bassett, master’s degree in business administration (MBA)
Several special evening events at planned in June at The Inn at ONU, Ada. Here's the schedule:
* Every Friday night from 5 - 7:30 p.m. enjoy live jazz at The Inn's Just JazzInn! Appetizer buffet begins at 5 p.m. with live music starting at 5:30 p.m. Reservations not required for Just JazzInn but are accepted.
Bluffton High School won the Northwest Conference 2013-14 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence” for the first time with a strong finish in the spring sports season.
This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition.
The Pirates compiled a total of 80.5 points to defeat Crestview (79) in a close race. Columbus Grove finished third with 70 points. For the first time in the history of the award all league schools had at least one championship/co-championship.
