Bluffton University will offer a three-week workshop on campus and in Piqua and Archbold during July to help participants strengthen their Excel skills and develop understanding of core financial statements.
Bluffton school board will act on four teacher resignations at the May 21 board meeting. Teachers resigning or retiring are:
o Pat Bassett
o Karen Kussmaul
o Julie Heckman
o Kaye Phillips
An agenda of the May 21 is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
In addition, the board will approve the following list of 2012 graduates.
Bluffton High School girls' track team added another significant piece of hardware to the BHS trophy case as they won the Liberty Benton District III track meet Saturday.
The girls team scored 92 points to edge second place Waynesfield with 88. Third was Carey with 71.4 and fourth, Columbus Grove with 58.
Lewis C. Gossard, 87, of Bluffton, died at 4:10 p.m. May 19, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Roundhead Township to Myrel E. and Roxie M. King Gossard. On Dec. 22, 1945 he married Bernice Crawfis and she preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 2005.
Mr. Gossard retired from Hobbs Trucking Co., Findlay, and has also worked at Cooper Tire, Findlay. He was a member of the Vance Street Roadrunners.
Adaline "Dolly" Deeds, 74, of Beaverdam died at 8:20 p.m. at her residence.
She was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Washington Township, Michigan, to Clarence and Theresa Diveto Cain. On Jan. 1, 1996 she married Donald Deeds and he preceded her in death on June 3, 2009.
Adaline was a homemaker. She was a member of the Moose and Eagles in Lima.
