The Board of Trustees of the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., will hold its annual organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers, set the 2022 meeting schedule and approve temporary authorizations for 2022.
Library board meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month in the library board room on the second floor. There are no meetings in July or December. Annual reorganizational meetings are held in January.
Ronald Eugene Courtney, 59, passed away December 17, 2021 at Lima Memorial Health System. Ron was born December 1, 1962 in Lima to the late Ronald and Verna (Phillips) Courtney. On August 30, 1986 he married Mary McCafferty Courtney.
Ron worked as a maintenance man/technician at Mars Pet Care in Leipsic. He was an active member of Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren in Lima. Ron enjoyed playing softball and watching the Ohio State Buckeyes, Las Vegas Raiders, Cincinnati Reds but most of all watching his grandchildren's sporting events.
The Bluffton boys basketball team outscored visiting rival Ada 48-12 in the middle periods to win convincingly 75-37 in a Northwest Conference game Friday night, December 17.
Bluffton led just 18-17 after a high-scoring opening period, but broke the game open with a 28-point second quarter barrage. Trenton Donley poured in nine of his game-high 21 points in the second stanza. Bluffton won the third quarter 20-4 to build a commanding 36-point lead.
The Pirates improved to 4-1 and 2-0 in NWC play with the lopsided victory.
It's guaranteed to be a white Christmas in the window of Ryan DeMarco, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main., where the train also runs on time each evening.
