The Bluffton Lions Club December 2021 newsletter recognized the following members for continuing service: Dan Diller 10 years; Stephanie Larcom 10 years; Bill Croft 15 years; Elaine Harris 15 years; Jim Bemiller 30 years; Jerry Lewis 30 years; Alan Yoder 55 years; Dick Boehr 60 years.
Also in Lions news: Committees will be meeting in January for the Dare to Dream project, Citizen of the Year and the Awards committee.
Former Bluffton resident Mike Reichenbach is running against Jay Jordan in the Special Republican Primary for South Carolina State Senate District 31 on January 25. The special election will fill the unexpired term of Sen. Hugh Leatherman, who died in November of a non-COVID illness.
The general election is March 29, 2022. Suzanne La Rochelle is Democratic Party candidate for the seat.
Reichenbach operates two car dealerships in Florence, SC and one in Bluffton, SC.
The Dough Hook Meat Market family--grandparents John and Sharon Calvelage, parents Shawn and Marlena Ballinger, their daughters Hannah and Hailey and Mack Federspiel (Hannah’s friend) travelled to the Ronald McDonald House, 3883 Monroe St, Toledo, on Thanksgiving Day to prepare 60 meals for the charity that works to “help families heal together.”
Winners of the 2021 Bluffton Lions Club annual Peace Poster contest were recognized in a club meeting on Tuesday, November 16. Winners were given certificates and small cash awards by club president Patty Navin. Each winner explained her poster to the club.
The first place winner is Nora Matthews, daughter of Brendon and Rene Mattthews. Her poster will be considered along with winners sponsored by other Lions clubs in northwest Ohio. The district winner will advance to the state level. The poster contest extends to the international level with participants from many countries.
On Tuesday, November 16, the Bluffton Lions Club dedicated a bench overlooking Cob Lake in memory of Taylor Steele of Bluffton. The ceremony was led by Lions President Patty Navin and included comments by Steele’s mother Tracy.
