David Clare Orr, 81, died April 27, 2016 at Bluffton Hospital. David was born April 23, 1935, in Flint, Mich., to the late Clifton and Arlene (Blackmer) Orr. On March 29, 1968, he married Judy Burkholder Orr who survives.
David retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant after 40 years. He enjoyed NASCAR and was a car and motorcycle enthusiast. David was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict.
Glada Zoe Basinger, 99, died April 27, 2016, at Bluffton Hospital. Glada was born April 18, 1917, in Hancock, County, to the late John and Mary (Barkimer) Wilkins. On Jan. 18, 1942, she married Robert H. Basinger and he preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1994.
Glada was a homemaker and was a member of the Bethel United Church of Christ near Ada. She enjoyed being a seamstress and baking pies and cookies.
Glada Zoe Basinger, 99, died April 27, 2016, at Bluffton Hospital. Glada was born April 18, 1917, in Hancock, County, to the late John and Mary (Barkimer) Wilkins. On Jan. 18, 1942, she married Robert H. Basinger and he preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1994.
Glada was a homemaker and was a member of the Bethel United Church of Christ near Ada. She enjoyed being a seamstress and baking pies and cookies.
Jazzercise has introduced a new class format to the mix, that’s packed with muscle carving sets and short, intense cardio bursts, according to Chase Eikenbary, local owner and instructor.
The name of this new circuit-based feel-it-everywhere workout is Flip Fusion. It’s where heavy strength training and short cardio bursts collide in a class that works long after the workout is over. It’s designed to pump up muscle, while keeping a consistently high heart rate to maintain calorie burn for hours.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Tuesday afternoon turned cold at Memorial Field in more ways than one with the temperature dropping quickly as game time approached. The Quakers missed the memo as Earlham used a 10-run third to cap off the season sweep at Bluffton on April 26. Bluffton fell to 12-21 overall and 7-13 in the Heartland Conference, while Earlham upped its season mark to 24-10 and 13-8 in the HCAC.
The Bluffton High School Lady Pirates softball team had a huge win on the road at Delphos Monday during NWC play. They ran over the Wildcats winning 15-1.
Three Bluffton High School students Haley Baker, Jadyn Barhorst and Zane Myers are members of the Allen Lima Youth Leadership Class of 2016.
The class will celebrate its graduation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Allen County Sanitary Engineer’s Office meeting room, 3230 N. Cole St., ALL Executive Director Heather Rutz announced.
Bluffton University’s annual May Day ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, and will include the traditions of the crowning of a king and queen and the Maypole dance by first-year students.
Filling the roles of king and queen this year are seniors Samuel Stucky of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Alicia Rodriguez of Phoenix, Ariz.
FROM THE ADA ICON - Elizabeth Saracson 14-years-old, who had spent the evening with her sister in Ada, and had left her home during the night hours, was found in Indianapolis, Ind., according to Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief.
On Monday, the Ada Police Department in concert with the Forest Police Department and the F.B.I. tracked Elizabeth down to a house in Indianapolis, Ind., where F.B.I. agents successfully located her and recover her from the home.
