Adel Sommers (left) reigns as the 2014 Bluffton High School homecoming queen. Sophie Marcum, 2013 queen (right) adjusts the new queen's crown. Austin Bricker was named homecoming king. Other senior members of the court are Joshua Garmatter, Brady Parkins, Olivia Sneary and Lauren Parkins.
Cory-Rawson students in grades K-3 were given a summer calendar and reading goals to help them practice their reading skills over the summer months.
The top participants were rewarded with a ride on the Union Township-Mt.Cory Fire Truck and were then congratulated by the entire K-4 student body. The middle level of partpicipants recieved a special lunch with a school adult of thier choice. All students received an ice cream party.
Cheryl Parson, Lima Better Business Bureau chapter president, spoke to the Bluffton Lions Club on Sept. 16. Her talk listed current and past scams and schemes used by persons against individuals and buinesses.
An update on several Lions activities is in the October newsletter, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
PrimeTimers Fellowship will meet at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora.
PrimeTimers is a ministry of St. John Mennonite Church and Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School Choir will present a musical program at the event. A free luncheon includes cubed steak, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, rolls, caramel fudge brownies and coffee. The meal is provided for persons attending. Donations are accepted.
The Bluffton High School class of 1969 met for their 45th reunion at the Bluffton Middle School on Sept. 13. Twenty-six classmates attended. Those in the picture are:
Back row: Mel Benroth, Jim Barnett, Joe Herrmann, Ed Kuhbander.
Two local Boy Scouts -- Roger Zeits and Carrick Lancaster -- were honored for achieving the Eagle Rank at an Eagle Court of Honor August 17 at First United Methodist Church. Both scouts joined Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 in May 2009 and have been active members since.
Roger is a senior at Bluffton High School and is a member of the soccer and
tennis teams. Roger attends First United Methodist Church in Bluffton. He
is the son of Clair and Victoria Zeits.
