The Bluffton Tree Commission will hold an Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30, at the village arboretum on Lake Street.
The celebration will include a tree planting in honor and remembrance of long-time commission member Phil Kingsley and a presentation by Girl Scout Troop #2007 of their newly created Guide to the Trees of the National Quarry Arboretum.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets came to town to take on Bluffton University in an HCAC contest on Tuesday, April 19. The Beavers were able to complete the comeback in a 10-7 victory, marking the second time this year Bluffton was able to get the better of Defiance. The victory boosts the Beavers to 10-19 with a 5-11 record in the HCAC. With the loss, Defiance fell to 15-13 and a 8-8 in conference.
Ray E. Morris, 63, died April 17, 2016, at 4:25 p.m. at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Ray was born Oct. 13, 1952, in Bluffton to Cliff and Jesse (Miller) Morris. He married Gail Stainbrook and they were divorced. On Feb. 1, 2000, he married Karen Diller Morris who survives in Pandora.
Ray was an owner/operator - truck driver for his own trucking company. He last drove for Gangloff Industries of Logansport, Ind. Ray was a 1970 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School.
