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He graduated from Bluffton High School; served in the U.S. Navy

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Robert "Bob" D. Lee, 90, died Jan. 26, 2019, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.  Bob was born June 22, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Garvin and Irttie (Dunlap) Lee.  On June 12, 1953, he married Miriam Basinger Lee who survives.

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Margaret Kelly Neal, 96, of Tallahassee, Fla., died on Jan. 19, 2019. She was born Oct. 4, 1922, in Laurel Hill, Fla.

Among survivors are Elizabeth Kelly (Ray Person) of Bluffton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Margaret Neal Pastoral Care Fund at St. John's, or Grace Mission Episcopal Church, 303 W. Brevard St, Tallahassee, Fla., or a charity of your choice.

A funeral service is at 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 211 N Monroe St, Tallahassee.

Arrangements are handled by Bevis Funeral Home, Tallahassee.

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From www.blufftonpirates.com Tweet
Congrats to Deandre Nassar, Tayton Kleman, Kaden Basil, Landen Luginbuhl and Jeremy Sturgeon for reaching the quarterfinals of the LCC Invite.

Pirate teams fall to Bulldogs

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By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Report on BHS girls’ vs. Grove game is at the bottom of this story
(BLUFFTON) - Bluffton’s boys basketball needed to down Columbus Grove to stay in the immediate hunt for the Northwest Conference championship. The Bulldogs were able to control the fourth quarter and earned a 49-43 victory to remain undefeated in league play.  Bluffton slipped to 3-2 in NWC games and 11-4 overall. 

Keys to the Game

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By Chelsie Niese
RN, Clinical Educator at Bridge Home Health and Hospice

Many patients and their families decline hospice care because the patient is “not ready to die.” I understand and have empathy toward someone who does not want to die, but receiving hospice care does not cause death. The reality is hospice care enhances many patients’ quality of life so that they are able to enjoy more of their time with family and friends.

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Somewhere south of U.S. 30 on the County Line Road you'll see what appears to be a lake on the edge of the road, After last weekend's heavy snowfall, temperatures rose and snow filled farmlands with water. Then temperatures took a dive. The water froze, as is evident in this field.

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