Gladys E. Simmons, 95, of Bluffton, Ohio and formerly of Bally, Pennsylvania, passed away on November 14, 2021 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Gladys was born October 25, 1926 in Kitchener, Ontario to the late Howard and Estella (Snyder) Weber. On July 1, 1950 she married Richard Simmons who preceded her in death on August 9, 2004.
UPDATED 2 p.m. November 18 to correct November 20 schedule
Adjustments to the Boys & Girls McDonald's Holiday Tournaments at Bluffton High School were announced on November 15.
On Saturday, November 20, the Girls Tournament schedule was adjusted to make room for the Allen East community to attend their Regional Final Football game against Coldwater.
Dale L. Huber, age 94, died at home with family on November 12, 2021.
He was born on Dec. 14, 1926 in the original Huber Homestead Farm house to Russell and Josephine (Niswander) Huber, who preceded him in death. Dale married the love of his life, Etta Jo Maynard on Jan. 21, 1951 and she preceded him in death on Feb.5, 2016.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free Community Meal from 5:00- 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is sponsored by First National Bank. The menu is shredded chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes, green beans and assorted cookies. Dine in or carry out.
The Bluffton University football team was better than rival Defiance in all three phases of the game as the Beavers retained 'The Hammer' with a convincing 30-12 win on a frigid Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Bluffton improved to 4-6 and 3-4 in the Heartland Conference thanks to wins over Manchester and Defiance the last two weeks. The Yellow Jackets saw their season come to an end with a 1-9 mark (1-6 HCAC).
The Bluffton University women's basketball team lost a 55-47 slugfest to Oberlin College on Saturday, Nov. 13, in the 2021-22 season opener for the Beavers. Oberlin stayed perfect at 2-0 following the victory.
Bluffton fell behind 12-5 just over six minutes into the opening period as the Yeowomen knocked down two early triples. A pair of Ella Zaborowski (Toledo/Toledo Christian) free throws and a putback by senior Brianna Gillig (New Riegel) made it 17-11 in favor of the visitors after one quarter of action.
