First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, will host an American Red Cross blood drive in December.
The drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at the church. Persons wanting more information may go to www.givelife.org or call Karen Jantzi, Blood Services Director for Allen County at 419-227-5121.
The Internet has re-invented how we live in many ways - we send and receive mail instantly, we can read our news without the risk of a paper cut, and now we can borrow and lend money directly to each other.
While this may not be a novel idea (you still owe me $5, Jim), it is a novel idea to make peer to peer lending easy, legal, and with relatively low risk.
By Tanya Pike Author's Note: I have two dogs, Oliver and Samson - both mutts and both spoiled rotten. They find all kinds of ways to get into trouble on a regular basis.
"Hey Sammy," Oliver whispered. "Sam! Come over here! I got an idea!"
Oliver was standing next to the cover of the crawlspace that led under the house. The concrete patio was covered in mud and the sky was dripping rain. The door to the crawlspace had fallen open and Oliver had one eye on the pink insulation hiding inside there and the other eye on his brother Sam.
Say hello to Sam McFarland as he shares his recent art work with Icon viewers. Sam, the son of Tracy and John McFarland, is a pre-kindergarten student at the Bluffton Child Development Center.
LIL YELO is just what it says it is: It's a little yellow Chevy. We found it in the Riley Court parking lot. Viewers please help us identify the owner.
Bob Beer is the obvious choice as the newest member of the Bluffton Public Library Board. Although he is the newest member, being appointed to fill an unexpired term, he may be among the most experienced of candidates, having recently left the board after completing a seven-year term.
Bob Beer thought his stint on the Bluffton Public Library board ended recently when his first seven-year term expired.
However, with the resignation of library board member Sherry Haehl on Oct. 26, Beer is back on the board.
The Bluffton school board, who appoints library board members, named Beer to fulfill Haehl's unexpired term, which expires Dec. 31. He was also appointed to a new seven-year library board term from January 2010 through Dec. 31, 2016.
The action took place at the Nov. 16 school board meeting.
Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
Nov. 15, 2009
1st -Police took a complaint a N. Main St. resident in regards to a theft from his residence.
2nd - Police received a complaint of Telephone Harassment from a Sunset Drive resident.
4th - Police arrested Michael Hurst of Batesville, Miss., for OVI following a traffic stop on SR 103 for a Lanes of Travel/Left of Center violation. The case is pending in Findlay Municipal Court.
4th - Police responded to a SR 103 business in regards to a Criminal Trespassing violation.