Amy Roby is the August employee of the month at Mennonite Memorial Home. She began as a Resident Assistant at Maple Crest in September of 2008.
Amy is always willing to help in various ways outside of her normal responsibilities and comes in to work with a cheerful attitude. She also has a genuine concern for the residents. Amy, her husband, Nick, and daughter, Ella, live in Bluffton.
It's almost back-to-school time. If you are a middle school parent, there's lots of information on The Icon to help you prepare your student for the 2010-11 school year.
For starters, here general back-to-school information. Click here to view, or open The Icon "Forms" page to view material.
You've seen several photos of Main Street from this point, but have you seen this photo? It represents Main Street in the early 1920s. Citizens National Bank (with its pillars) was constructed in the early 1920s. The photographer, a woman - Mrs. Harley Lugibihl - was an accomplished photographer and several of her photographs are part of the standard historical photograph record of this community.
There are several things to point out in this photo.
This is a busy week for the construction schedule at Bluffton Hospital.
The construction site will be receiving three truck loads of steel, which will be offloaded inside the fenced work area.
Steel workers will use this steel to begin erecting, by means of a crane, the structural framing of the two-story addition, which includes the new Emergency Department.
By mid-week, the roofers will begin to apply a finished roof to the new operating room area located on the corner of Garau Street and Harmon Road. This process will take approximately a week to complete.
It's an all-new band season coming your way soon at Harmon Field most Friday nights this fall.The Bluffton High School band is in summer band camp rehearsals this week.
According to Dave Sycks, band director, the band will perform an informal marching band show for parents and the public on the Harmon Field practice field at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 20.
"We will be performing our first show, hopefully some of our second show and pre-game, said Sycks.At 6:30 p.m. the band will depart for the Allen County Fair band show.
Oscar Velasquez of Bluffton will perform at the Hillside Winery, Gilboa, on Saturday, Aug. 21. The afternoon includes art, music, food and wine tasting. Velasquez will perform from 3 to 4 p.m. The actual event will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Food is catered by Donna and Merle Smith. Several other area arts will perform during the event.
Seth Swary, son of Kein and Wendy Swary of Pandora, is the recipient of the Alvin F. and Mary C. Basinger Scholarship for 2010. The annual $500 scholarship goes to a Pandora-Gilboa High School senior.
The recipient is selected on the basis of scholarship merit, leadership, school and community service and the promise of success in a chosen field.
Rebekah Ricker, a pianist from Spencerville, will perform her Bluffton University senior recital at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The recital is free and open to the public.
Kelsey Dyck stretches out and enjoys the music and ice cream at Sunday night's Music on the Lawn at the Mennonite Memorial Home. With him are his parents Marie and Rodney Dyck. The annual event brings hundreds of people - MMH residents, staff, family and Bluffton residents to the Home for some music, ice cream and conversation.
