A celebration of life for Martha (Betty) Jolliff takes place 7 p.m. on Friday, July 3, at The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Great Room at 5436 State Route 309 E., Kenton.
She died Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 9:32 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Click here for her previously posted obituary.
Story and photo by Diane Glock-Essinger
Recognize this familiar street corner of Main and College?
If you were out on Tuesday, June 16, you may have noticed two tired and sunburnt young men passing through town. Ryan Ellis and Eric Pujari are walking for Joshua’s Place, a community program out of South Lebanon, Ohio.
So far, they have walked approximately 62 miles and their next stop – Lima.
Ryan is from South Lebanon and Eric is from Dayton. They began their journey at the Ohio/Michigan border and are walking to the Ohio River.
Watch this spot. In August work will begin on the next phase of a pedestrian and bike pathway from Richland Drive to Riley Street. The path will be on the east side of Bentley and will connect to the current Bentley path. Click here for more details on the project.
In the late 1920s, long-time coach and athletic director A.C. Burcky suggested the beaver as Bluffton’s mascot.
His rationale, according to “Dancing with the Kobzar: Bluffton College and Mennonite Higher Education,” was beavers are resourceful, don’t tire easily, accomplish more with less and work hard to make the world a better place.
One hundred years later, that’s exactly what today’s Bluffton Beavers did despite their seasons ending early, classes moving online and the difficulties of being separated from their friends and teammates due to the coronavirus.
New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395, State Route 235, Ada, has several Father's Day gift ideas, according to Laurie Laird.
These range from bird houses, bird baths and feeders, trees and shrubs, fruit trees and plants, rose bushes, garden tools, rain gauges and decorative solar lights.
Gift certificates are available in any amount.
Summer workshop
A summer workshop providing demonstrations on how to plant succulent planters and fairy gardens is set.
