Republic Services will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 30, due to the extreme cold. The commercial and residential, trash and recycling pick-up scheduled for Wednesday Jan. 30 will be postponed until Thursday, Jan. 31.
Richard Gratz, 94, formerly of Bluffton, died at 3:31 a.m., Jan. 28, 2018, at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Funeral arrangements in incomplete.
Sharon Kaye Jamison, 73, of Celina and formerly of Bluffton died Jan. 26, 2019, at Lima Memorial Health System. Sharon was born Jan. 29, 1945, in Lima to the late Wilford and Evelyn (Schaublin) Gratz who preceded her in death. She was married to Charles Balliett who preceded her in death and later to A. Val Jamison who also preceded her in death.
Sharon graduated from Bluffton High School. She had worked at Triplett Corp., in Bluffton and after moving to New Mexico, she worked in the oil fields and also as a monitor technician for an alarm company.
On Valentine’s Day, spend an elegant evening in the company of loved ones and friends during “Love is in the Air” at Bluffton University.
This “Thursdays at Yoder” event will take place on Feb. 14, in the beautiful lobby of Yoder Recital Hall and will feature music and food celebrating our global culture. Live music will be performed by Bluffton’s talented faculty and students, and a five-course tasting menu will be prepared and served by the Bluffton University Nutrition Association (BUNA). Complimentary childcare will be provided upon request.
University of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, is now an official sponsor of Monster Jam University, a one-of-a-kind facility that allows drivers, athletes and technicians to learn skills to create excitement for fans around the world.
One UNOH student will have a chance to have a driver/athlete training experience at Monster Jam University.
Under training of 11-time Monster Jam World Champion Tom Meents and a staff of drivers and technicians, the student will learn about motorsports industry.
John and I would like all to know that we enjoyed a fabulous concert at the Bluffton Town Hall this last Saturday. Wendy Chappell-Dick along with Jeff Yoder (guitar), Lucas Harnish (key board) and Dayton Fandray (bass) did all Joni Mitchell music. It was fantastic!
