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The month of September will be a busy one for the Bluffton Lions. Their August newsletter lists the following activities:

September 3 - Club meeting at Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.

September 3 -County Line Pathway Dedication, 4:00 p.m. at Bluffton Child Development Center. Public invited. 

September 5 - 7: USA/Canada forum in Louisville, KY.

September 9-19 - Eye screening for children at local schools and daycares. Contact Lion Barbara Plaugher to assist with this program.

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The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club particpated at the 2024 Allen County Junior Fair with the following results.

Hailey Ballinger

  • Three Holland Lop Breeding Rabbits – Three A’s
  • One Californian Breeding Rabbit – A
  • One Silver Fox Rabbit – A, First Place Fur

Adalynn Barrett

  • How Does Your Garden Grow – A, Ohio State Fair Participant
  • Ohio Birds – A, Honorable Mention

Addison Boehm

  • Sundresses and Jumpers – A, County Plaque Winner

Andy Brodman

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Major anniversary postings are free and may be sent to [email protected].

Walter and Barbara (Wiley) Paxson will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married on August 23, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Portland, Indiana.

The Paxson’s have five children: Marcus (Doris) Paxson, Maria (Leif) Kibele, Darla (Steve) Brumfield, Chris (Jess) Paxson and Gus (Sara) Paxson.

They are the proud grandparents of 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

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Bluffton High school seniors Maia Gearing and Leo Gearing, who are members of the Hancock County Gold Star 4-H club, competed on July 19 in the Ohio State Junior Fair dairy goat show.

Maia won 1st place in Senior Showmanship and 1st in class for Junior Nubian.

Leo won 3rd place in Senior Showmanship, 2nd place in class for Junior Nubian and 1st place in class for Senior Nubian over 3 years.

Leo and Maia also competed in the open class American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) with Maia taking 4th for Junior Nubian and Leo taking 2nd for Junior Nubian. Leo won ADGA Reserve Grand Champion Junior Nubian.

The competition was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in the Voinovich Livestock and Trade Center Mezzanine. Dairy goat breeds included Alpine, American, Lamancha, Nigerian, Dwarf Nubian and Toggenburg.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The work of new Bluffton author Tom Arnold has arrived at virtual and local retailers with the story of sculptor and poet Dewey Severs (1941-2020), who worked a variety of physically demanding jobs until three heart attacks left him bankrupt. 

Just Dewey: A Journey from Poverty to Creative Genius tells how Dewey began dreaming of creating art with horseshoes and saw God giving him a new direction in life. The book follows Dewey from a childhood filled with hardship in the Missouri Ozarks, through his becoming a husband and father, to finally settling near Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

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Jim and Fran (Barnes) Benroth are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Aug. 17, 1974 at Vaughnsville United Methodist Church in Vaughnsville, Ohio.

The Benroths have three daughters, Leslie (Noah) Hetrick, of Wood Co., Jamie Welch of Bluffton, and Betsie (Ben) Hill of Bluffton. They are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Jim retired from Dow Chemical Co. and Fran retired from Hilty Memorial Home. They continue to operate the family farm.

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