The 2nd Midweek Lent service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jenera will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12.
The reading is Luke 22:1-38. The sermon, by Pastor Kurtis Friemuth, Peace Lutheran Church, Deshler, is based on Psalm 51:5 under the theme "Revealing our Sinful Nature." The hymns are "Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain, Just as I am, Without One Plea, and By Grace I'm Saved."
Women in Bluffton are celebrating March 8 as International Women's Day with the slogan #BossBabes. This collage celebrates women who run business in Bluffton including L-R) Suzann Bauman, Wendy Chappell-Dick, Marlena Ballinger, Lisa Rains, Liz Gordon-Hancock, Joyce Daniels, Sam Garrett, Kelly Blackburn, Nancy Corle, Makayla and Kim Suter, Lisa Wenger, Cassady and Rosanna Bockrath, Hannah Warwick and Melinda Bowden.
COLUMBUS – Bluffton High School sophomore Mason Shank wrestled well in the Ohio Div. III state tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University Friday, March 7.
The Pirate heavyweight posted a 1-1 record on the day to stay alive for day two of the double-elimination tournament with a season mark of 41-10.
In the first round of the 285 lbs. bracket Friday, Shank met the top seed in his quarter of the 16-man draw, undefeated Dalton senior Cohen Riggenbach.
Shank narrowly lost by a close 2-1 decision to fall into the consolation bracket.
In his first match there, he pinned Nelsonville-York junior Will Odenbach in a tiebreaker after the seven-minute bout was tied following overtime.
Competition resumes Saturday morning at the Schottenstein Center.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine made the following appointments on March 7:
Allen W. Behnke of Lima (Allen Co.) has been reappointed to the State Emergency Response Commission for a term beginning March 7, 2025, and ending January 13, 2027.
Kathryn Wolfe Farmer of Bluffton (Allen Co.) has been reappointed to the Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee for a term beginning March 7, 2025, and ending February 6, 2027.
Know someone who loves to color? Bluffton Public Library is hosting two Cozy Coloring events: Monday, March 10 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. for K-5th grade and Thursday, March 27 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. for 6-12th grade. No registration is required and you can bring your own supplies or use some of the library's!
