By Danielle Castle, APRN-CNP, Carey Medical Center
An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition that can significantly impact daily life, mood and overall well-being. Winter-patterned SAD is more common due to shorter daylight hours. Therefore, this disorder is especially prevalent in individuals living in northern regions, where daylight is limited for extended periods and is less common in those residing in sunnier climates such as Florida.
Clifford Edwin Marsh, 70, of Lakeview, Ohio and formerly of Bluffton passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025.
A service to honor and celebrate Cliff’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District has issued the attached 12-page Spring 2025 newsletter which is also available as a print mailer. Content includes:
Director's Corner "Core Focus" by Tyler Black
2025 Summer Day Camps
Naturalist Notebook by Dan Hodges, "It Starts at Home!
Spring programs for March, April and May
Ottawa Metro Park Campground season opening in April
Donations
Cooperative Park Improvement Grant awards for 2025
Volunteer training in March and May
Volunteer opportunities
Pulling of invasive weeds at Motter Metro Park is scheduled for May 5. Volunteers can sign up via the Volunteer Portal, VicNet.
Bluffton High School has announced that on Tuesday, February 25, Juniors will be taking the ACT. In order to have the best testing environment for the Junior Class, there will be no school for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students.
This is the second in a series of four columns about the four greatest Pirate men's basketball games I ever saw. In the first column, Ron Lora and Jim (Spike) Berry wrote about the game against State-Ranked Bellefontaine (Fourth in Class A) in which the Pirates prevailed in the old Bluffton High School gym. In this column Spike Berry writes about a second game in that same 1954-1955 year, the tournament game with Bluffton going against undefeated Willshire.
The Bluffion-Willshire Game
Spike Berry: Thirteen teams played in the Non County Tournament with three teams going to the District at the Celina Field House. The Bluffton Pirates made the trip as one of the three teams, the first trip for the Pirates since 1942. We played the game at the Celina Field House, and 69 years later the Celina team still plays there.
The Bluffton Exempted Village Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20.
The agenda includes an executive session to consider an employment action and to approve the offer to purchase property from Eduardo and Amber Morales at 134 North Lawn Ave.
BLUFFTON – Three Bluffton High School senior basketball standouts earned all-district honors in voting recently conducted by the District 8 Basketball Coaches Association.
Senior center Ayla Grandey was selected to play for the Red team in the girls District 8 All-Star Game Sunday, March 30 in the Elida Fieldhouse at 6:30 p.m.
Grandey was named first team All-District 8 for Divs. I-V. She led Bluffton in scoring and rebounds. The Pirates girls basketball team ended up 13-10.
Bluffton Public Works Dept. takes pride in providing our residents with safe streets even in the most trying of winter conditions. It is our goal to be prepared and in front of all snow events. The Department has well-trained, experienced employees that understand the importance of Public Safety for both our residents and emergency vehicles. Please note the following to Help Us Help You!
1. First and foremost, pull your cars in your driveway. When 2” or more of snow is on the ground or expected to fall, pull your cars in the driveway.
If a Snow Emergency has been declared, and you must park on the street, the Snow Emergency Parking Rules will be in effect. Our Police Dept. much prefers compliance over enforcement, but please understand we will enforce the law.
Parking during a Snow Emergency:
On even-numbered calendar days, park on the side of the street that has even-numbered building addresses and
On odd-numbered calendar days, park on the side of the street with odd-numbered building addresses
All vehicles parked in Village owned parking lots shall be moved at 24 hour intervals until snow is cleaned up. The Police Department may cause any vehicle to be towed that is not in compliance at the owner’s expense.
