Bluffton Lions recognized six graduating high school seniors recently as their scholarship winners. This year's winners include Amanda Speicher, Madeline Burghaze and Kaitlyn Prater of Bluffton HS; Sarah Schutz and Peyton Traxler of Pandora-Gilboa HS; and Annalyse Dissinger, home schooler from Cory-Rawson school district.
O. Virginia Dukes, 100, died June 25, 2019, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Virginia was born Aug. 1, 1918, in Pandora to the late Clyde and Garnet (Cheney) Sutter. On Sept. 24, 1941 she married Lewis Dukes who preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 2009.
Virginia graduated from Pandora High School, was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm. She loved to bake, knit, crochet and quilt. Her family and friends benefited with many handmade items that she gave away. Virginia was a member of the Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory.
Bowen Hostettler, 4, found the fire truck bounce house among his favorite games during Saturday's Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co, birthday celebration. The Main Street event drew a huge crowd on a rare day without rain. Please view additional photos of the day here.
FROM ADA ICON - The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.
The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.
Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.
Maintenance supervisor for the 18-acre independent and assisted living community, Steiner credits his mechanical skills with the ability to craft prize-winning ceramic pieces.
Like painting, clearing snow and doing general repairs, working in clay is also a process. Having an engineering mentality is a plus in this art form, according to Steiner.
