Vera E. Burkholder, 97, of Bluffton died at 8:55 a.m. Aug. 31, 2012, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. She was born June 28, 1915, in Orange Township to Samuel and Matilda Kiene Burkholder.
She was a first grade teacher at Allen East School from 1963 to 1982. She had also worked at Triplett Corp., Bluffton for 20 years.
Icon viewers are invited to the Citizens National Bank Customer Appreciation Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept.7, at the Bluffton office, 102 S. Main St.
Free pulled-pork sandwiches, brats, chips and cookies will be served. Attendees may enter to win a grand prize tailgate package or one of five $25 gas gift cards.
The celebration is a way for Citizens National Bank to thank its customers for their contribution to the bank's success.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team manhandled Andrews University to the tune of a 10-0 shutout on Friday, August 31, 2012.
Five different Beavers found the back of the net in the first 45 minutes for a 5-0 Bluffton lead at the break. Maddie Moore (Linn Grove, Ind.) got the Beavers on the scoreboard at the 11:50 mark before Bluffton added four tallies in a 14-minute span from 26:02 until the 40:17 mark.
The Blanchard Valley Hospital Laboratory has received College of American Pathologists (CAP) 15189 SM accreditation to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This is the second accreditation the lab has received. Accreditation is valid for three years.
In 2009, the Blanchard Valley Hospital Laboratory was named the third laboratory in the United States to receive the CAP 15189 SM Accreditation. The lab is the second lab in the nation to earn re-accreditation.
