Claralice Hanna Wolf died on March 30, 2016. Claralice was born in Lampang, Thailand, on March 4, 1921, to Loren Stanley Hanna and Hazel Brunner Hanna, both of California. Both parents served as life-long missionaries in Thailand.
Claralice was educated at Kodaikanal International School in Tamil Nadu, India, and at Wheaton Academy and Wheaton College in Illinois, graduating in 1943. While a first-year student at Wheaton College she met Carl Wolf and abandoned her plan to become a medical missionary in favor of life as a minister’s wife. She and Carl were married in August 1943.
The cast is selected and line memorization is underway for the spring Bluffton High School presentation of “The Cow Tippers,” by Eddie McPherson, according to Kevin Gratz.
Bluffton second graders recently studied about African Kente cloth. These include geometric patterns that carries specific meaning. The second graders created their own Kente patterns by painting and stamping geometric shapes and patterns. They then wove the paper together using methods similar to the traditional Kente artists. Examples of the second graders' art is in the display window in the elementary lobby. The work above is by Alayna a student in Mrs. Fry's class.
Julia A. Luginbill, 83, of Columbus Grove died March 31, 2016, at 12:50 a.m. at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Julia was born July 16, 1932, in Lima to the late Floyd and Margaret Griffith Sandy. On Oct. 25, 1953, she married Kenneth Luginbill and he preceded her in death on Aug. 5, 2002.
By Ed Lentz – OSU Extension, Hancock County
Grain farmers will have a challenging year in 2016 according to most forecasts. A large 2015 crop and weak world demand for grain has diminished the chance of significant increases in grain prices for the short term.
Farmers will try to reduce costs, but in many situations not enough reduction to offset low grain prices. Thus profit margins may be tight in the coming year.
