Betty Shantz Klassen, 86, died on Oct. 23, 2017. Betty was born in Comins Township, Michigan, to Ernest and Letha Shantz. She grew up in Fairview, Michigan, and worked in her family’s creamery and restaurant businesses from a young age.
Betty received her Bachelor‘s in Social Work from Bluffton College in 1955. Once her children were in school she earned her Bachelor’s in Education from Kent State University in 1971 and a Master’s from Northern Arizona University in 1985.
Sophomore Libby Schaadt poured in a career high 20 points and Alivia Koenig buried three 3 pointers as Bluffton defeated Kenton 41-30 Tuesday night. The Pirates improved to 8-3 with the win while the defeat was just the second of the season for Kenton, now 5-2. COMPLETE STORY AT www.blufftonpirates.com
Emmanuel United Church of Christ will hold a Fazoli's spaghetti dinner fundraiser in February.
The dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at the church, located at 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton.
The dinner includes spaghetti, salad, breadstick, dessert and a drink. Tickets are available beginning Jan. 12 for $8 each by callling the church office at 419-358-1561.
Proceeds from the dinner benefit the church Faith Formation Program.
Elisabeth Collins, 33, of Bluffton, Ohio, died on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, following a 15-week illness.
Elisabeth was born on Sept. 26, 1984, in Bluffton to Daryl and Michelle (Shank) Thompson and they survive in Rawson.
She married Joshua Collins on Aug. 13, 2011, and he survives in Bluffton along with their son Riley Collins.
Many are shocked to learn that slavery is more prevalent in 2018 than in the years prior to 1865.
The International Labor Organization estimates that there are approximately 21 million people trapped in Human Trafficking world-wide and it is estimated that several million people in the U.S. are victims of trafficking. The proceeds from sex trafficking and forced labor generate over $150 billion annually. This past year over 200 cases have been investigated in Ohio (the 4th largest caseload in the country).
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team was back on its home court for the fourth time in six days against Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, Jan. 3. With the lead changing hands nine times, the Beavers were able to pull off an 85-78 overtime win over the Lions. Bluffton improved to 9-3 (4-1 HCAC) while MSJ dropped to 7-5 (3-2 HCAC).
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The offense sputtered at Mount St. Joseph as the Bluffton University men came up on the wrong end of a 62-41 final at Cincinnati on a cold Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Bluffton fell to 5-7 and 2-3 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ upped its mark to 8-4 and 5-0 in the conference.
In a sentence, 2017 weather was warmer and wetter than normal.
Those facts and figures come from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. A summery of 2017 and a 10-year record follows. Two charts attached at the bottom of the story provide additional information.
• 2017 was 2.3 degrees above the normal average.
• Precipitation was 5.07 inches above the normal average.
Bluffton 8th grade students recently participated in Meals til Monday's Miss a Meal Program, according to Dan Smith, 7th and 8th grade math teacher.
Meals til Monday is a local organization that provides meals on the weekend to school children whose primary source of good nutrition is school lunches.
Bluffton 8th graders were encouraged to pack their lunch and donate the money they would have spent to Meals til Monday.
