New Year's Eve this year will once again find the residents of Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton enjoying the long-standing tradition of New Year's serenading, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31.
To best understand our community, it's helpful to appreciate the musical gene of those who carry a Bluffton birthmark.
Growing up in a household bursting of Swiss traditions, this truth became obvious early on in the shaping of my own attitude toward events swirling around me.
A case in point is the David Rothen New Year's caroling folklore. My parents' reference to this event centered on their teen years in the late 1920s.
Bluffton High School girls' lost to Riverdale 41-31 in the opening round of the Bath McDonald's Holiday Tournament. Stats on the game are attached at the bottom of this story.
By Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University women's basketball team was defeated 83-62 by Ohio Wesleyan University on Wednesday, December 29 in the opening round of the Hoops for Hope Tournament. Bluffton's record slipped to 4-6 overall, while Ohio Wesleyan improved to 5-6 for the 2010-11 season.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team dominated Wright St.-Lake during a 100-64 victory in the McDonald's of Bluffton Holiday tournament semi-finals on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. The Beavers hit the century mark for the second consecutive game while improving to 7-3 on the season. The consecutive 100-point outbursts marks only the second time in school history that Bluffton has accomplished the feat with the other a three-game spurt in 1971-72.
In its final meeting of 2010, Stan Schneck, Pandora village administrator presented a cost estimate of $113,502.50 from Poggemeyer Design Group as to re-surfacing the Pandora basketball/tennis courts.
The minutes from the meeting are attached at the bottom of this story.
New Emergency Department
. Brick work continues in the front Emergency Department entry
. Work on interior metal studs is near completion, insulation and dry wall continues
. Work continues on HVAC, electrical and plumbing rough in
. Wood blocking for fixtures continues to be installed
. The hazadous waste tank for the decontamination room was installed
New Surgery Area
. Medical gas piping will be completed soon
. Metal stud and drywall work continues for interior walls
Bluffton and Beaverdam-Richland Township fire and EMS squads are on the scene of a trailer fire on North Main Street near Lake Street. Click for video.
The Ohio State Supreme Court, by a 5-2 decision made on Dec. 28, concluding that Bluffton University's insurance is liable for covering the costs of the March 2, 2007, bus accident in Atlanta.
