William R. “Bill” Dodge, 94, died on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 8 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on March 10, 1925, in Ada, Ohio to Elza and Marjory Ann (McBride) Dodge who preceded him in death. On Aug. 21, 1949, Bill married Janice L. Busick and she survives in Ada.
Absentee voting for the Tuesday, May 7, Ohio primary election is now underway. Allen County residents may contact the county board of elections for absentee voting details, or open the absentee ballot application form attached at the bottom of this story.
. Here’s the May 7 ballot for voters in the Bluffton school district.
• Bluffton Exempted Village School District
Income Tax renewal 0.5%, Permanent improvements, 3 years
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton softball squad swept a high-scoring twinbill at non-league foe Liberty-Benton Saturday.
The wins upped the Lady Pirate record to 6-1.
Bluffton won the opener 8-5 behind the pitching and hitting of Libby Schaadt. In game two, the Pirates held off an eight-run rally by L-B in the bottom of the seventh to preserve a 19-18 victory.
Fred Steiner, Icon editor, is the featured speaker at the Thursday, April 25, spring tea sponsored by the Friends of the Bluffton Library.
The tea is at 5:45 p.m. and tickets are $12 each and must be purchased in advance. The tea is at the library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton, where tickets are available.
Bluffton Family Recreation offers an assortment of programs for youth through adults in April and May, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director. Many of these programs extend into the summer.
– Open the April/May BFR newsletter attached at the bottom of this story for complete details –
Among programming for youth is a Kid’s Night Out on Saturday, May 4, in coordination with the Bluffton Athletic Boosters reverse raffle.
Here's the Bluffton College men's tennis team in 1942. From left Richard Berky, Jason Tripplehorn, Otto Elmer, H.W. Berky (coach), Darvin Luginbuhl, John Boehr, Robert Simcox and Dale Good.
The squad played the following opponents two times each: Wilberforce, Ohio Northern, Findlay and Bowling Green.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold a craft supply sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13.
All new items. Everything priced to sell. Beads, lace, sewing notions, fabric, patterns, paints, craft kits, pattern books and much more.
Corn and soybeans, crop yields from the 2018 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.
Social workers and care navigators from Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will offer a brief presentation regarding advance care planning and advance directive forms at a National Healthcare Decisions Day event on Thursday, April 18 from 9 to 11 a.m.
This event will take place at 50 North, located at 339 E. Melrose Ave,, Findlay. The presentation will also provide individuals with assistance in the completion of advance directives.
