The Bluffton Public Library Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will celebrate Library Lovers Month with a youth book sale from Feb. 13-17. More than 1,000 "slightly or very loved" children's and teen books will be available by donation during regular library hours.
Methel I. Benroth, 91, of Bluffton died at 11:12 am Jan. 15, 2012, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born March 26, 1920 near Gomer to Oscar M. and Jessie M. Caskie Renner. On March 26, 1941, she married Merlin Benroth and he preceded her in death on May 30, 1987.
Mrs. Benroth owned Methel's Beauty Shop and M & M Beauty Shop. She has also worked at Evans Clothing Store and A-Z Meats. She was a member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church and Past Worthy Matron of the former Bluffton Order of the Eastern Star. She was a graduate of Gomer High School.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday morning at the OHSAA office in Columbus for its regularly scheduled January meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org in the near future.
- The Board approved a memorandum of understanding with The Ohio State University to extend the contract for the Jerome Schottenstein Center to host the OHSAA's wrestling, girls basketball and boys basketball state tournaments through 2015.
