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The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) continues to showcase members of the Heartland family with the video series Heartland Kids Corner, featuring student athletes interviewed by the children of their coaches.
Episode eight features the Bluffton University volleyball team with head coach Steve Yarnell’s son Brady behind the mic.
William J. “Bill” Hoffer, 70, died on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at 12:45 p.m. at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his family.
He was born on March 13, 1950 in Bluffton to the late Roy and Mary (Dunbar) Hoffer, Jr. On Feb. 2, 1979, Bill married Diana M. Newland and she survives in Ada.
Bill worked as a custodian at Ohio Northern University, Ada. He was a member of the Bluffton High School class of 1968.
The Bluffton post office has an assortment of holiday-related stamps for persons sending cards, gift packages and letter this holiday season.
These include stamps featuring:
• Our Lady of Guapulo
• Christmas ornaments
• Kwanzaa
• Hanukkah
The postal service recommends the following ship by dates to keep in mind for gifts to arrive on time:
• Friday, Dec. 18 - first class mail
• Saturday, Dec. 19 - Priority Mail Service
• Thursday, Dec. 23 - Priority Mail Express Service
Ruth Naylor, on being the BHS yearbook advisor:
"I was the Buccaneer yearbook advisor. Matt Ziessler, a senior and our staff artist in 1981, created some lovely artwork for the interior of the book and also designed the cover which features two large foaming waves on a sea of blue.
"If you look very closely at the white foam, you can see the words “Pink Floyd,” the name of a popular singing group that some but certainly not everyone appreciated in the Eighties.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs presented its 2019-2020 annual report at an online member meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 13.
Members of the board of directors reviewed how the 501(c)(3) nonprofit has most recently served the four counties surrounding Bluffton.
During this period, the business incubator provided 10 small group events and conducted the Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, which awarded $6,000 in business expense reimbursement.
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Bluffton council’s park and recreation committee explained projects on its plate during Monday’s council session.
The committee is looking into an annex procedure of the 105-acre Motter Metro Park, which is owned by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District. The park is located at 10740 Columbus Grove Road.
One of the long-term goals of the committee is to include a way to get from the Parkview subdivision to the Motter Metro Park walking paths.
Amanda Rhonemus:
I can honestly say that I loved being in marching band in high school. There was actually an award created for me called the "I Love Marching Band More Than Life Itself " award.
It was one of those things that people made fun of, but I absolutely loved. I don't know that I can put the feeling into words, but I can say that I always have and always will be a marching band geek.
Former Bluffton resident Lance Jay Pearch, 80, of Cumming, Georgia, died on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020.
Lance was born in Stone Creek, Ohio, on July 26, 1940, to Donald and Anna (Lab) Pearch. He was a graduate of Findlay College and retired from management at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima after 28 years.
Lance and Karen moved to Cumming to be closer to their children after living in Bluffton for 30 years. Lance was a volunteer to the Lutheran Church, member of the Elks Lodge and an active Bluffton Athletic Booster while his children were in school in Bluffton.
Former Bluffton resident Paula E. Monroe, 76, of Maumee, Ohio, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo.
She was born Nov. 16, 1944, in Bluffton, to Paul and Martha Greding. After graduating from Bluffton High School in 1962, she attended Toledo Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1965. She married Larry Monroe on March 26, 1966, in Lambertville, Mich.
