Nettie Mae Ferrall, 93, died Jan. 2, 2016 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, where she had been a resident. Nettie was born March 15, 1922, in Pandora to the late Homer and Ella (Badertscher) Basinger.
She graduated from Pandora High School and was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a nursing degree in 1946. On Aug. 28, 1949 she married Rex W. Ferrall who preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2010, after 61 years of marriage.
Bluffton council reorganizes for 2016 on Jan. 4. Among agenda items is the discussion of how to proceed with one vacant council seats. One of those seats is Judy Augsburger's seat currently held by David Steiner.
Here's a Bluffton High School pep rally during the 1955-56 school year. The only difference between this photo and a pep rally today is that today's rallies are in the new gym.
But, like 1955-56, today friends and classmates sit together. (Maybe boys' sock styles have change over the year.)
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton senior Thayne Recker (Arlington) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season. Recker was a three-time HCAC Player of the Week in 2014-15 en route to being named First Team All-Heartland Conference last season.
There's plenty of indoor and outdoor soccer action planned for youth through adults this year at Bluffton Family Recreation. Here's a sidelines photo of an Ottawa team in a Saturday morning indoor match.
