The Village of Bluffton's finance committee will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the town hall. According to Nancy Kindle, fiscal officer for the village, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 2011 health insurance renewal rates.
The churches and ministers of Bluffton invite you to the annual Community Thanksgiving worship service at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21, at First United Methodist Church, corner of Church and Jackson streets.
The theme for this year's service is "A Ten-Fold Thanksgiving," drawn from the story of Jesus' healing of the 10 lepers in Luke chapter 17.
John Foster of Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church will bring the message, and those in attendance will have the opportunity to place "leaves of thanksgiving" on a "thanksgiving tree" throughout the service.
A new cutout graces the Presbyterian lawn this Christmas season. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouting, this cutout joins the Ream holiday folk art display. Terry Mullenhour created the piece.
Rev. Dr. O. Carl Brown, Jr., 91, of Pandora, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Jared Paul Brown. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Martha Pauline Gerber Brown, sons, David A. Brown (Carol) and Darryl John Brown (Robin) of St. Petersburg, Fla.
He had 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Dr. Brown was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China to missionary parents.
When Tsedey Biru was on her way to Bluffton University to she thought she was going to be living in a big city, and then she started driving on country roads and was surrounded by cornfields. Biru's journey to Bluffton was not easy and was unexpected.
Here's the Saltzman Stadium view from Peggy Ruggley's spot on the sideline. Bluffton closed out the 2010 football season with a 21-16 win over Defiance. Click here for the story and stats.
The Bluffton University football hosted long-time rival Defiance College at Salzman Stadium for their 2010 season finale on Saturday, November 13.
Bluffton took an early 13-0 lead after one quarter of play thanks to a pair of Defiance turnovers. The Beavers entered the half with a 21-6 lead over the Yellow Jackets before Defiance's defense pulled together to hold Bluffton scoreless in the third quarter.
Jerry Burkholder drills in a screw on the "Merry Christmas in many languages," cutout as Bluffton prepares for Christmas. The Ream display was set up today on the Presbyterian lawn. The prepares took place on Nov. 13 when the CNB clock registered 75 degrees downtown.
