BLUFFTON, Ohio - The awards continue to roll in for senior Jenny Brown (St. Marys/Memorial) who was named Honorable Mention All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association following Bluffton's third straight NCAA Regional appearance. She is the first Bluffton volleyball player to earn All-America status after her First Team All-Great Lakes Region recognition less than a week ago.
Betty Jean Cookson, 94, died on Nov. 16, 2015, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was a lifelong resident of Bluffton where she raised her family and served the community. For the past several years, she lived at Maple Crest.
She was born on April 16, 1921, to Hiram and Edna Luginbuhl Neuenschwander (who predeceased her) in Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio. She married Richard R. Cookson on May 9, 1943, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 15, 2012.
On Nov. 11, Bluffton High School senior Samantha Fruchey signed a letter of intent to play softball for the Malone University in Canton.
She will join Coach Kathryn Bzdafka and the Pioneer softball team next fall.
In her time at Bluffton High School, Fruchey has been a standout on the volleyball and softball teams, earning all Northwest Conference honors in both sports.
Her success also extends beyond athletics. She is an honor roll student, a Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete, and a member of the Northwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites all Bluffton residents to decorate their lawns for Christmas and to enter the Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest.
Elaine Suderman, Karen Kussmaul and Denise Fett are the October winners in the Bluffton downtown 3/50 Project.
They win an assortment of prizes from participating businesses as a result of their entry forms being picked in a random drawing.
Bluffton’s 3/50 Project is part of a nationwide effort that carried the tagline: “Save your local economy three stores at a time.”
This is Bluffton downtown merchant’s fourth year in sponsoring this promotion, which
encourages persons to pick three locally independent businesses, and spend $50 each month between the three.
