Jenny Frankart admired spoon rings and had watched an artisan at the Tiffin Flea Market make rings. Instead of going shopping, she ordered a ring making vise from Ukraine and waited six month for it to come to rural Bluffton. Her father-in-law modified it to work with flatware. That was in 2013.
Apollo Career Center, 3325 Shawnee Rd, Lima, has issued the following notice of high school honor roll students from Bluffton for the first semester, Fall 2021:
A Honor Roll
Levi Augsburger, Anna Edwards, Micha Minnig, Rylee Setzer
A/B Honor Roll
Elijah Evans, Elias Mault, Andrew McCamery, Hunter Sturgeon, Jacob Szabo, Braden Wingfield
Amy Groves, VP, Senior Credit Officer at The First National Bank of Pandora, recently graduated from the 2021 OBL Bank Management School sponsored by the Ohio Bankers League. Groves was one of 34 students who completed the intensive one-week program in early October.
The Bluffton University women's swimming team was back in action on Friday, Nov. 5. at Franklin.
Senior Brooke Kleman (Glandorf/Ottawa-Glandorf) etched her name at the top of the swimming record book for three events. She collected two fourth place finishes and a fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.91). Her fourth-place showings came in record-breaking times for the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.85) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:11.59).
You have sore muscles, so you take ibuprofen. You have a headache, so you take ibuprofen. You have arthritis pain, so you take ibuprofen. However, is it really safe to take ibuprofen regularly?
How many volunteers and how many lights does it take to make a Blaze of Lights?
At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 6, the Village of Bluffton Cultural Affairs committee will lead volunteers in stringing lights on the towering evergreens at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St.
Volunteers don't have to brave the skies. They can also assist on the ground and on ladders with lights management. Stop by if you're interested in lending a hand.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team was rewarded for all of its work during the crazy season that was 2020-21 when the Heartland Conference blind draw saw the Beavers pull out the golden ticket, a #1 seed for the HCAC tournament. Bluffton won 12 of its first 13, sandwiching six wins on each side of a December 12 loss at Transylvania. The Beavers made their 8th straight trip to the Heartland Conference tournament with all but three of those resulting in semifinal appearances.
