Mary Stahlman was taken peacefully by the Lord on February 9 at the age of 86. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Elma and William Badertscher and her older brother, John Badertscher. She is survived by her son, Jeff and his wife Sharon of Westerville, Ohio and grandchildren, Andrea Stahlman of New York City and Nick Stahlman and his wife Holly of Parker, Colorado and her great granddaughter, Elliot and by her sister Martha and husband Lowell Hostetler of Bluffton, Ohio.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will be offering the Imposition of Ashes for Ash Wednesday on February 14 between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team was seeded fifth at the extremely tough 12-team Northwest Div. III sectional draw, which feeds into the Lima Senior district, on February 11.
Nine of the 12 teams in the exceptionally deep sectional field boast records over .500. Four local conference leaders and two second-place league teams comprise half of the strong field.
Authors of a 12-game win streak earlier this season, the 15-4 Pirates will host eighth-seeded league foe Columbus Grove (11-8) Tuesday, February 27 at 7 p.m.
Grove upset the visiting Pirates 47-35 last weekend, so Bluffton will get a chance to avenge that loss at home.
During the February 12 regular meeting of Bluffton Council, Bluffton Police Chief Ryan Burkholder reported that the teen previously shown as missing was located that afternoon in Arkansas.
On Friday, Feb. 16, between the women’s and men’s basketball games against Defiance College, Bluffton University will reveal which students are in the J. Denny and Jenny Beaver suits. The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. in the Sommer Center, and the reveal is expected to take place at approximately 7:15 p.m. Game tickets can be purchased at www.bluffton.edu/reveal
