1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN: 06-23-2025
Several children recently completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program at the Wells County Public Library by reading and listening to 1,000...
50th Wedding Anniversary: Gene and Marla Donaghy
Marla (Houtz) and Gene Donaghy are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Gene...
Celebrating 40th year at Richard’s
The staff of Richard’s Restaurant in Bluffton recently honored employee Christi McFarren for her 40th year of...
50th Wedding Anniversary: Gary and Linda Hodle
Gary Hodle and Linda (Augsburger) Hodle of Bluffton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 7. The two were married...
Here’s the Thing: The grand finale, a swan song for Here’s the Thing
What you are reading is the swan song of Here’s the Thing. According to the Dictionary app on my phone, a swan...
ABC Studio earns top honors
The ABC Studio & Activity Center competition team brought home top honors at the Starpower Talent Competition...
Here’s the Thing: History has much to teach, if only we would learn
We tend to think very stereotypically of the Irish as a people full of song and cheer and a good story. That...
RYLA report
Two local students recently attended the District 6540 RYLA Camp and shared their experience with the local...
Here’s the Thing: Choosing your battles wisely requires evaluating the cost and the worth
One of the most trying things for me in today’s world is to remind myself that not every battle is worth fighting....
Here’s the Thing: Who you gonna call? The stress busters!
In February I wrote about stressors in my life at the time and how I was mitigating them. As we ease into...