The Bluffton High School flag corp will hold a car wash fund-raiser on Saturday. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 10, in front of Springfield Fireworks on State Route 103. Donations are accepted.
Wayne Matter of Bluffton has had several accomplishments in his life. One being that he served the village as mayor from 1966 to 1975. He also served for many years on the Bluffton Housing Corp. Now he's among the citizens who watch Main Street. Here he is, looking out from the Oscar Velasquez mural on the Forever In Stitches building.
The third annual Bradley W. Joseph Memorial Golf Outing to support the Bradley W. Joseph Memorial Fund is Saturday, July 31, at the Bluffton Golf Club. Tee time is 9 a.m.
Proceeds will support scholarships for pharmacy students to go on United Methodist Medical Missions.
Bluffton's Mother's Nite Out Club held a very special night out earlier this spring. The club celebrated its 50th anniversary. Members attending were, seated from left, Jo Ann Hilty, Donna Steiner, Jean Ann Reichenbach and Louise Amstutz. Standing from left, Rosa Lee Greenway, Corrinne Boehr, Helen Brooks, Betty Lutz, Mary Amstutz, and Joan Dailey.
The annual Maple Crest fishing derby was June 9 at the pond behind the main building. The event was for Maple Crest residents and their families and guests, plus Maple Crest staff and their families and guests. (Click to view photos)
Rod and reel fishing poles were provided by the Division of Natural Resources in Findlay. A record crowd of over 225 people turned out to enjoy the sunny afternoon.
Many "whoppers" were caught, with the top ones being:
The Bluffton-Pandora Rotary changed its meeting schedule beginning this month. The Rotary will now meet the first and third Thursday mornings of each month at Jeanne's Kitchen in Bluffton at 7:30 a.m., according to Stan Schneck of the Rotary.
"The exception to this will be this month (July) when we will meet July 22 instead of July 15 due to a speaker that was booked previously," he said.
ICBA Independent Banker, the national magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recognized Citizens National Bank for posting one of the best year-end earnings in 2009 for ICBA member community banks with more than $500 million in assets.
This year's "ICBA 400" highlights the 20 top community bank performers based on two standard banking industry efficiency measures, five bank asset categories and two bank tax-status categories.
The magazine compiles its annual member rankings in its June issue from year-end FDIC call report data.
