Helen W. Brooks, 90, of Bluffton, Ohio, died May 6, 2019, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. She was born on April 18, 1929, in Putnam County to the late Harvey and Minnie (Balmer) Burkholder. On Aug. 14, 1953, she married Gerald “Jerry” Brooks who preceded her in death on Sept. 8, 2014.
Helen was an avid gardener and had a love for art, antiques, classical musical and playing the piano. She enjoyed collecting and was a master canner of produce. Helen enjoyed making and selling pies along with garden and orchard produce at the Bluffton Farmer’s Market.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Bluffton boys tennis team defeated Lima Senior 3-2 Monday evening.
The Pirates improved to 4-9 with their second consecutive road victory.
Pirate junior Drew Wilson won 6-2, 6-0 at first singles over Phillip Korikian. Teammate Mack Burner won a third-set tiebreaker over Jeremiah Dew 5-7, 7-5 (10-7).
Pirates Eden Nygaard and Grant Klinger teamed up to win at first doubles over Christopher Bishop and Connor Brayton by a 6-2, 6-3 score.
On Tuesday, Bluffton school district voters will decided on two Bluffton Exempted Village school district renewal levies.
The Icon supports both levies.
• One renewal of 4.244 mills for operating expenses was first passed in 1999
• The other renewal, a 0.5% income tax for permanent improvements, was first passed in 2007.
The following details what the levies cover with information provided by Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent:
A county-wide levy is on the Tuesday, May 7, Ohio primary.
It is a small sales tax increase renewal for the Allen County Regional Transit Authority. The tax is one-tenth of one percent, which equals 2 cents on a $20 purchase.
And, yes, Bluffton benefits from the tax. The Icon provides the following Q & A about the levy:
What is the May 7th Levy for Allen County RTA and how much will it cost me?
Check out the scoreboard: 134 points - The 2019 Bluffton High School alumni flag football game was offense, offense, offense. The game this past weekend at Harmon Field boasted an all-star cast. Check out Marvin Foster's photos from his Facebook by clicking here.
