Gerald "Jerry" DeVon Brooks, 85, of Bluffton died at 12:45 p.m. Sept. 8, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born Oct. 28, 1928, in Palmer Township, Putnam County to the late Malcolm and Violet (Preble) Brooks. On Aug. 14, 1953, he married Helen Burkholder, who survives.
Harold "Skeet" VanScoder, 88 died Sept. 9, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Two young Beaver football fans head hand-in-hand to their stadium seats during Saturday's Blufton University football game. On the right is Avery Talavinia, who is holding the hand of Dexter Dorrel, son of the Bluffton football coach.
The churches of Pandora and Gilboa are offering food boxes for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School District. The boxes are designed to provide nine meals for a family of four.
In order to pick up a box, you must register by calling 419-384-3038 by 5 p.m. on Monday, September 15. Boxes will be available to be picked up at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 27 at at the Grace Mennonite Church, located at 502 East Main Street, Pandora.
