Bluffton poet and creative writer, Ruth Naylor, has published a collection of poetry in a new book centering on her family relationships, aptly titled “A Family Affair.”
Over the years her poetry had appeared in a wide variety of periodicals and a few anthologies. Naylor said that the book’s title refers to the passing on of family heritage and love from grandparents to grandchildren, as well as to the issue of dealing with separation, divorce and illness.
Bluffton's fire department responded to 20 less calls in 2013 than in 2012, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. During 2012 the department responded to 107 fire calls. This past year that number decreased to 87.
A chart at the bottom of this story shows runs by month and by type. June was the busiest month with 13 calls while December had only 4.
Despite a chaotic start to the semester due to the extreme weather conditions and the delay to the start of classes, the men's and women's track and field teams took it in stride and resumed their indoor campaign in style at Capital University on Saturday, Jan. 11. From the opening throws events to the meet-closing relay, the Beavers came to perform.
