Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Jessica Basinger married Ryan Meyer, from Bluffton, and they have five children: Gibson is 8 1/2 years old, Emerson 7, Adeleigh 3, Charlotte 19 months and she's seven months pregnant with a baby girl due in July.
Where did you graduate from, and when?
I am a 2005 graduate of Bluffton High School.
Did you go to college? Where and what's your degree?
I have an associate's degree in radiography from Rhodes State College
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton has its fair share of twins. In the '90s, there were three sets of twins in Bluffton schools. One of these sets were two of my best friends, Theresa and Natasha Meyer. Starting with them, I set out to track down some Bluffton twins.
We all graduated from Bluffton HS in 2000. I managed to catch up with them recently for a quick chat.
There's many ways to ask someone to the prom. One way is the place question on the marquee at Lu Lu's Diner. We don't know Madison's answer, yet. Stay tuned. (Liz Gordon-Hancock photo)
Bluffton eighth grader Ethan Bogart is the overall winner in a Lima Elks Lodge essay contest. The contest theme was "Why our veterans are America's heroes." Ethan is a student in Robin Ault's language arts class. His winning essay follows.
By Ethan Bogart
I think that our Veterans are extremely important, and they are most definitely America’s Heroes.
By Elizabeth Gordon-Hancock
Ever heard of MOPS? MOPS stands for Mothers of Pre-Schoolers; it's a group of mothers, who have at least one child not yet in school, that meet regularly for fellowship and support.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church has offered a MOPS group since 1999. It's a year-long program that meets two Mondays a month from October to May. Moms come from at least six different school districts. And it's not limited to moms who attend Ebenezer church; in fact, 99 percent of moms who attend the current group are from other churches in the area.
By Mallory Hardesty, club reporter
The Beaverdam Bunch had a meeting on April 23, 2018.
Demonstrations were given by Austin Warren, Elizabeth Swisher, Mallory Hardesty, and Louis Graham. If you would like any information about 4-H around the county, upcoming events, or any information about the club you can find that on the Facebook page “The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club”.
Our club is also collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House if anyone would like to donate. The next meeting will be on May 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Bluffton Middle School.
