Andrew Steingass of rural Ada is this month’s featured artist at Gallery 323, Bluffton. Steingass recently began showing pieces at the gallery, located at 323 N. Main St.
EXAMPLES OF HIS CERAMICS IS BELOW -
What follows is a portion of a feature story on Steingass by Monty Siekerman posted last year on Ada Icon.
He talks about grog, slip, and recipes. He burns wood at 2,350 degrees...even in the summer.
That's Andrew (Andy) Steingass, a lifelong resident of Ada, and a ceramicist.
The Pandora-Gilboa midget football team won the 2017 NorthWest Midget Football League champions. PG defeated Patrick Henry 30-0 on a soggy Saturday night at McComb HS field.
On Oct. 6-8 Bluffton girls U10 travel team, "Bluffton Black" played in the Flag City Fall Classic Soccer Tournement in Findlay.
Saturday games were both a win for Bluffton playing:
• U10 AAFC Patriots 3-2
• U10 Pacesetters Villa Black 1-0
Sundays game played were:
• U10 Pacesetters South Red against Bluffton loss 5-1
The top two teams played off in the championship game on Sunday. Bluffton Black U10 (division 2 team) girls took the win coming in 1st place against U10 Pacesetters South Red (division 1 team) with a final score 3-2.
Gary Reese of Faith Investment Services, Bluffton, recently received the Fraternal Agent of the Year award from Gleaner Life Insurance Society for his involvement as a Gleaner agent and helping to start the Riley Creek Arbor.
As a result, he was able to direct a $1,000 donation to the Bluffton Community Preschool in September. He will be acknowledged at the Gleaner Convention in Traverse City, Mich., in October.
Faith Investment Services has been in business since 2003 and is located at 122 N. Main Street, Bluffton, where Reese holds client conversations by appointment.
Nicholas Swisher was named to the University of Northwestern Ohio President’s List for the summer 2017 quarter, College of Business. To be named to the list, students must receive a grade point average of 4.0. Swisher is a 2015 Bluffton High School graduate.
Michael Hensley has been appointed to the position of Executive Director of the Allen County Council On Aging, effective Oct. 10. He He will work with retiring Executive Director Diane Bishop until her retirement, effective late December, 2017.
Hensley brings a great deal of experience to the Allen County Council on Aging. He has most recently been the Auglaize County Administrator and before that he worked with the Children Service’s Board of Allen County and also the Allen County Juvenile Court.
