John C. Thomas, of Derby, Kan., died at his daughter's residence, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. He was born in Lima, Ohio on June 6, 1949, to John H. and Leta Arlene (Hoffman) Thomas.
He was a graduate of Bluffton High School. He had served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1987. He was a member of the Derby VFW, Mulvane American Legion, was a past Kansas State Commander for the American Legion, and a member of the Spencer Moose.
One day (Jan. 6 and Jan. 7) it's 15 below zero and all the pipe in the house are suspect. Three days later (Jan. 10 and Jan. 11) it's 65 degrees warmer and people are walking around in shorts - we spotted some university students dressed this way.
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, that's the low and high of the weather during the past seven days.
If you don't believe us, for a complete summary of the daily weather in the Icon viewing area, open the chart in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Approximately 675 sophomores in Apollo Career Center¹s 11-member district, including Bluffton HS sophomores, will visit Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 31. Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2014-15 school year are also invited to attend.
Bluffton students will attend sessions held at 9 to 9:58 a.m. and 10:02 to 11 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:05 to 11:35 a.m.
The Bluffton Fire Department will take down Main Street storefront holiday lights on Wednesday evening, weather permitting, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.
The poles and other work requiring the high lift (Citizens National Bank) will be scheduled later.
Lauren Hector, daughter of D. Keith and Rhonda Hector, 111 Tr 20, Mount Cory, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the fall semester 2013. She is a senior majoring in graphic design.
Andrea Hines, daughter of Lisa Hines, 106 Richland Dr, Bluffton, and James Hines, 9470 Dixie Hwy, Bluffton, has been named to the Ohio Northern University deans’ list for the fall semester 2013. She is a pharmacy - sixth year majoring in pharmacy.
