Bluffton seventh graders will have an overnight learning experience in October. Eighth graders will take a trip to the nation’s capital in May.
Both trips are annual experiences for junior high students. Bluffton’s school board will make these official during its Monday night school board meeting.
Seventh graders will participate in Outdoor School at Camp Berry, Arlington, Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 10 to 12. Eighth graders have an option to participate in a trip to Washington, D.C., Monday to Thursday, May 20 to 23.
Bluffton High School class of 1948 celebrated its 70th class reunion on Sept. 4 at Maple Crest. Eleven of the 14 remaining members attended. Back row from left, Harriett Burkhart Moyer, Wade Oberly, Earl Hauenstein, Maurice Garmatter and Don Herr. Front from left, Mary Jane Burkholder Gilliom, Ceacle Potee Shields, Peggy Eckenwiler Augsburger, Marilyn Fett Bullock, Mary Schmidt Amstutz and Jean Burkholder Reichenbach.
The Bluffton community’s 14th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 22, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
All activities are free unless otherwise designated. Food and other items are available for purchase at multiple locations.
During August Bluffton police responded to four domestic violence reports, used its K-9 unit on four searches and made five illegal narcotic discoveries. And, in one report, a person faces nine charges in Lima Municipal Court.
August 1
A Columbus Grove resident reported someone stole his identity to open an account at a local store.
August 2
A Spring Street resident reported an unknown person(s) entered her unattended vehicle and stole her purse from inside.
Exterior masonry maintenance is underway on the Bluffton town hall by E. Lee Construction, Inc., Delphos. The work involves cleaning the building, tuck-pointing, brick replacement, stone repair, sealants/caulk joints replaced, cleaning windows and adding a coat of water repellent. The next photos shows the work from the ground level.
Two grave marking services for Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Bluffton and Pandora communities takes place on Saturday.
The two are Hezekiah Bloomfield Hubbell, buried in Hubbell Cemetery on Shifferly Road, rural Bluffton, and Israel Hubbard, Jr., buried in Malahan Cemetery, rural Pandora.
The Northwest Territory Chapter of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution, will conduct the services at the cemeteries, according to David Lupien of Bryan, the secretary of the chapter.
