Bluffton Lions recognized six graduating high school seniors recently as their scholarship winners. This year's winners include Amanda Speicher, Madeline Burghaze and Kaitlyn Prater of Bluffton HS; Sarah Schutz and Peyton Traxler of Pandora-Gilboa HS; and Annalyse Dissinger, home schooler from Cory-Rawson school district.
O. Virginia Dukes, 100, died June 25, 2019, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Virginia was born Aug. 1, 1918, in Pandora to the late Clyde and Garnet (Cheney) Sutter. On Sept. 24, 1941 she married Lewis Dukes who preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 2009.
Virginia graduated from Pandora High School, was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm. She loved to bake, knit, crochet and quilt. Her family and friends benefited with many handmade items that she gave away. Virginia was a member of the Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory.
FROM ADA ICON - The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.
The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.
Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.
Maintenance supervisor for the 18-acre independent and assisted living community, Steiner credits his mechanical skills with the ability to craft prize-winning ceramic pieces.
Like painting, clearing snow and doing general repairs, working in clay is also a process. Having an engineering mentality is a plus in this art form, according to Steiner.
Riley Larcom, Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate, is among 199 recent high school graduates to receive a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1,000 from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system, which rewards students for grade point averages; class rank; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; and individual and team athletic honors.
The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the OHSAA’s six athletic districts.
Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, June 28 at 1 p.m.
Pitty goes out to Daniel Tinch and Jesse Blackburn. They had to judge 26 pies in Relay for Hope pie contest. The event concluded with a pie auction that generated $1,438 – at nearly $40 per pie– to the American Cancer Society.
• First place - April Dorman of Bluffton, rhubarb meringue
• Second place - Kathy Smith of Arlington, peach-mango
• Third place - Mikayla Norway of Arlington, mixed berry
Dave Warren was the auctioneer. Prizes were donated by Findlay's Whirlpool, Thrivent Financial and the Trenton Avenue Wal-Mart.
Bluffton High School grads Jackson Steinmetz and Tanner Pinks were first and second in the Shirley’s Popcorn and Friends of the Bluffton Public Library run/walk for literacy held on June 22.
The first female runner to finish was Michelle Stein of Lima, who was fifth overall. Her time was 22:09.7
Steinmetz won the 5K in a 17:25.5 with Pinks coming in second at 17:48.3. Eighty-three runners competed.
The complete list of finishers is attached at the bottom of this story.
