A Celebration of Life for Barbara Elizabeth Leightner, who passed away on August 21, 2021, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, 239 S Main St., Bluffton.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Timothy J. Babcock, 62, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Hilty Home in Pandora, OH. Tim was born on September 26, 1959 in Bowling Green, OH to Bernard and Annette (Turner) Babcock. He married Shannon Currier-Babcock on March 5, 1982.
At 6 p.m. on November 3, the Bluffton High School boys soccer team will play Toledo Ottawa Hills in the Region 10 semfinal at Tiffin Columbian High School, 300 S. Monroe St, Tiffin.
Tickets for this game must be purchased in advance at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets ($10 presale, $12 the day of the game).
Louis P. Cira, a member of the Cory-Rawson FFA chapter in Rawson, Ohio, and a student at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, was awarded the American FFA Degree at the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo Oct. 27-30.
Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
It may seem like the Boston Celtics and professional basketball have been around forever. In a new article for celticsblog.com, Bluffton Icon sportswriter Cort Reynolds tells us the story of the early team and its competition: