Jan E. Basinger, 78, of Pandora died 10:22 p.m., March 17, 2016, at her daughter’s residence. Jan was born June 5, 1937, in Bluffton to the late Sidney and Velma Bucher Herr. On Dec. 18, 1960, she married Roger Basinger who preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.
Jan worked at Sager's Appliance, Ottawa, She was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Chapter #52 and a graduate of Lima South High School. She was involved in community service and made lap throws for all Hilty Home residents.
Three-year-old Lyla Heinze shows the Easter eggs she gathers at the Mennonite Home-McDonald's Easter egg hunt on Saturday morning. She's the daughter of Steven and Traci Heinze. This was her first-ever Easter egg hunt. This year 3,000 eggs were picked up in 90 seconds. The hunt took place in the back yard of the MMH. The eggs were filled with jelly beans yesterday by residents of the Home.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Alma College rolled to an 11-1 mercy-rule victory in game one and then rallied from an early 3-1 deficit for an 8-4 victory in the nightcap. The Scots improved to 13-5 on the season, while Bluffton slipped to 6-6 following the sweep on Friday, March 18, 2016.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce continues to add events to Bluffton 2016 calendar. Here's the update as of March 17. Organizations with additional events to add may send details to [email protected]
On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, voters in the Bluffton school district approved a tax levy renewal for Bluffton Public Library. The levy passed with an unofficial 73-percent of voters supporting library functions.
“Words cannot express our gratitude to the Bluffton School District voters.”
Teams are forming and partnerships and sponsors are lining up for this summer’s Bluffton Community Olympics set for Saturday, July 30. Team sign-up deadline is May 31.
