January 2018

She was a Bluffton High School graduate

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Barbara Ann Mikesell, 65, died Jan. 2, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

Barbara was born Nov. 18, 1952, in Lima, Ohio to the late John and Dorothy (Cox) Skelly.  On Feb. 21, 1971, she married Kenneth Mikesell who preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 2006.

Barb graduated from Bluffton High School. Along with her mother, she operated the Cottage Gift Haus in Bluffton.

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Jeff Kantner of Family True Value Hardware announces his January bargains of the month.

They are listed in the display ad above.
Family True Value Hardware
109 N. Main St.,
Bluffton
Mondays to Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
419-358-2866

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St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora, will hold a garage sale fund-raiser for students in Haiti who are having surgeries.

The garage sale features furniture and home goods and takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, at the church.

 

 

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Mildred Zoe Criblez, 97, died Dec. 31, 2017, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Mildred was born June 8, 1920, in Cairo, Ohio to William and Anna (Candler) Parker who preceded her in death. On Feb. 15, 1942, she married Maurice "Dock" Criblez who preceded her in death on Feb. 25, 2011.

Starting with hot dogs on Wednesday

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It's a hot dog lunch on Wednesday at Bluffton schools. For the rest of January's menus click here.

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The library introduces its first Winter Book Games reading program for children, teens, and adults!

Pick up a Winter Book Games bingo card at the library or download and print it from BPL's website, and then read five or more books during the months of January through March to receive a bingo and a completion prize. At this time, you may also enter a drawing to win a larger prize!

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This  Bluffton postcard postmarked Dec. 22, 1905, by an unknown photographer shows a person riding in a hot air balloon over Bluffton. Certainly this was the Wilbur Wright of Bluffton. Certainly an interesting story lost in history.

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The Thursday, Jan. 4, community meal planned at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center is cancelled. Tonya Meyer, center director, said the cancellation is due to the low tempeatures anticipated to continue this week. The dinner will not be rescheduled.

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BC ALUM - Of course, in Bluffton that refers to dozens of people. This plate is on Joanne Niswander's maroon Mercury Ssble LS.

Here's December's police call summary

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Here's the 2017 summary of calls to the Bluffton police department:
• Total Calls for Service for 2017 – 5,593
• Total Reportable Offenses for 2017 – 311
• Total Traffic Crashes Handled in 2017 - 52

Here's December's summary:
• Total Calls for Service – 420
• Total Reportable Offenses – 20
• Total Traffic Crashes – 4

Here's a summary of the December calls:

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