Ethel M. Heldman, 99, formerly of rural Bluffton, died at Good Samaritan Home in Arlington on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.
Heldman was born July 4, 1911, in Hancock County, to the late George & Dora (Bame) Smith. She married Raymond C. Heldman on Nov. 26, 1932. Raymond preceded her in death on July 1, 2003. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2002.
She is survived by a son, Ronald E. (Marilyn), of Bluffton; and a daughter, Mary E. (Tom) Schoonover, of Platte Lake, Michigan.
Don't touch that dial! The Bluffton Public Library's 75th anniversary celebration display includes this handsome 1937-era radio. The radio is next to the library's display case. Somehow it's difficult to image any 2010-era music coming from this box. More than likely, one might hear "The Shadow," "The Lone Ranger," or "Suspense."
A special meeting with village officials and property owners of the North Dixie Highway annexation project is set for next week. According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, the meeting is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the third floor of the town hall.
He told Bluffton council members on Monday night that all property owners will receive notification of the meeting by certified mail.
Representatives from Allen County and Richland Township have been invited to the meeting.
Mennonite Memorial Home is sponsoring a flower show on Saturday, Sept 25.
"If you have a green thumb, enjoy growing flowers, or want to try your hand at an arrangement, you can enter for a chance to win cash prizes," said Julie Stratton of the Home.
To participate in the arrangement category, go to any Town and Country Flowers to register and pick up the official flower bouquet that must be incorporated in your design/arrangement. A fee of $15 covers your flowers and registration fee.
Structural steel installation and framing of the two-story addition, which includes the new emergency department and other services, is approaching completion at the Bluffton Hospital.
Contractors will begin installation of second floor decking this week.
A "topping out" celebration is being planned in observance of the last piece of the structural steel being placed.
The ceremony will be Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. The community is invited to attend. More details will follow in the coming weeks.
I wish to respond to Bob Amstutz's letter. I am, first of all, a progressive, a liberal - someone who thinks neither are dirty words and someone who really sees the slow conservative drift to the right in the United States as something very unfortunate.
