Here are Bluffton High School's American Legion Boys and Girls State participants from this summer.
From left, Bluffton Legion Commander Fred Rodabaugh, Christian Groman, Karis Wilson, Alyssa Casmier, Kaden Reneker and Chairman for Boys and Girls State, Dennis Morrison.
Each student was presented a Good Citizenship Citation from the Bluffton American Legion Post 382 at a recent legion meeting.
Bluffton had royalty at this year's Allen County junior fair. Sydney Hoff, daughter of Scott and Brigette Hoff, was named junior fair princess. She is a senior at Bluffton High School.
She is a member of Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club and Future Shepherds 4-H Club.
She received the follow awards at this year's county and state fair:
• Mastering Photography – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sally Ann Parish, 78, died Aug. 25, 2017, at The Villa at Silverbell Estates in Lake Orion, Michigan.
She was born on April 5, 193, in Houktown, Ohio, to Carson and Martha (Schnegg) Parish who preceded her in death.
Sally spent her childhood in Bluffton, Ohio. After her marriage to Alex Wolff, she moved to Boyne City, Michigan, where she raised her family. Sally had a Bachelor’s of Art from Aquinas College and also received her LPN degree from Northwestern Michigan College. She worked as an LPN for Grandvue Medical Center in Michigan.