Joanne Emma Avers, 81, formerly of Clyde, died Friday, July 6, 2018, at the home of her daughter in Carroll, Ohio.
Joanne was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Fremont to Lawrence A. & Velma T (Binger) Ferkel. She graduated from Green Springs High School in 1954 and received her bachelor's degree from Capital University in Columbus.
On Aug 20, 1955, she married Rev. Robert Paul Avers. They spent 10 years as missionaries in Ethiopia.
By Nancy Proctor, BSN, MAE
Patient Experience Manager & Educator
Blanchard Valley Health System
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Bentley Road between Elm/Augsburger on the south and Riley Street on the north is the Bluffton Pathway Board's next project, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair. The board intends to develop a plan to extend its pathway on the west side of Bentley (right side of this photo). The next photo shows Bentley looking north. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Bluffton police investigated a beer truck spill on Thurday morning between Bluffton Marathon and Lu Lu's. The driver of the truck apparently back up further than expected. The truck spilled dozens of beer cans into the hill between the two businesses.
An extended pathway on Bentley Road is on its way.
The Bluffton Pathway board, charged with encircling the village with a pedestrian and bicycle path, is looking next at the section of Bentley Road from the Augsburger/Elm intersection to Riley Street, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair.
Currently there are no sidewalks on either side of that stretch of Bentley.
“It’s our goal to eventually extend the pathway, using village right-of-way along Riley Street from Bentley, to Spring Street and onto the Buckeye park,” said Ramseyer.
Bluffton council approved the hiring a Lesley Ducat as Bluffton’s newest full-time police office. Action was on Monday.
Ducat, of McComb, is a 2017 Siena Heights University graduate where she obtained a bachelor of arts with a criminal justice major. She also holds an associate’s of arts degree from Owens Community College with a major in criminal justice.
She interned with the McComb Police Department and has volunteered with several non-profit organizations including Share the Warmth, Habitat for Humanity, Cherry Street Mission and Ronald McDonald House.
