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Joyce Long 1940 - 2021

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 21, 2021 - 12:59pm

Joyce A. Long, 80, died on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at 4:15 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

She was born on June 14, 1940, in Lima, Ohio, to Irvin and Edna (Hassan) Vandemark who preceded her in death. On Nov. 12, 1960 she married Edison D. Long and he preceded her in death on May 7, 2013. 

Joyce was a homemaker. 

Surviving are two sons: Edward (Rose) Long of Radnor and Donald (Ranea) Long of Bluffton; a daughter, Cindy Sweigart of Beaverdam; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren;  

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Terry Lee Williams, Jr.

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Peter and Anna Aeschlimann Badertscher

Our Swiss connection - part 10
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 21, 2021 - 6:57am

This is the 10th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

Peter Badertscher, a skilled cabinet maker and carpenter, was born Sept. 29, 1805, to Christian (1720-1838) and Barbara Gerber (1784-1855) in Bagischwand Emmenthal, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Peter had another brother, John, who remained in Switzerland with his parents.

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The 1950s were dangerous times for kids growing up in Bluffton

Rudi Steiner remembers the 1950s
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 8:59pm

For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here.
Rudi Steiner remembers Bluffton in the 1950s – The 1950s were dangerous times for kids growing up in Bluffton.

We grew up in homes and went to school in buildings painted with lead paint and floors covered with asbestos tiles. The air we breathed was filled with smoke from houses heated by Little Joe, Black Star, Jewel and Pocahontas lump coal.

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Jan Basinger will be operator of waste water plant

Village hopes to separate yard waste from other brush to make a better quality mulch product along with a composting type material
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 4:38pm

Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief and member of the village public works department, will be the new Bluffton operator of records of its waste water plant.

The decision was made during a Bluffton council personnel committee meeting on Jan. 8, and reported to council on Jan. 11.

Basinger replaces Dan Bowden, who retired from the position at the end of 2020. Basinger holds a Class II license and is working on a Class II license, required for the position.

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Public Meetings
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15 minutes with Luke Young

My advice for high schoolers today is to enjoy the experience fully. You’ll never have another time in your life that you get to experience all of the thrills of life with everyone who you grew up with.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 4:09pm

Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander
Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
The past two years after graduation I have been attending Cedarville University, majoring in Accounting and Finance.

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People
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A new look coming to Jefferson Street

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 3:24pm

That's right. Jefferson Street Phase II is on the 2021 village calendar. The project covers the street from County Line Road to the railroad. A project timeline may need to be modified since the project has a new bid opening date of Feb. 5.

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