From 7:00-9:30 p.m. on Friday, August 5, The 60s Survivors Band returns to Bluffton, playing at the gazebo on the lawn of Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main. The band is mostly made up of Pandora natives and has an average age of 70.
Judith K. Evans, age 95, formerly of Lima, passed away July 27, 2022, at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima after a brief illness at the end of a long life. An incorrigible planner and list-maker, she nonetheless frequently declared that she was “having a wonderful time,” and it was generally true. She never dyed her still-brownish hair.
A summer-fall session of weekly GriefShare support group sessions has been scheduled at Bluffton Town Hall. This session will run from August 18-November 17.
Carl E. Ziessler, age 88, of Upper Sandusky, passed away with his family by his side, on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Upper Sandusky.
Carl was born on December 6, 1933, in Deshler, Ohio, to Winfield and Helen (Beck) Ziessler. He married Jean Kempf on June 21, 1958, in Bluffton, Ohio and she survives.
Charlotte Kidd, a 12 year-old Girl Scout from Bluffton, recently earned the Journey Summit Award Pin as a Junior in Girls Scouts. The pin is one of the highest awards a Girl Scout Junior can earn. It is earned by girls who have completed three National Leadership Journeys.
Charlotte completed the Get Moving!, aMUSE, and Agents of Change Journeys: