October 2020

Served as an Ada council member for 39 years

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Ada resident Donald “Don” Fleming, 77, died on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020.

Don was born on Feb, 9, 1943, in Liberty Township, Hardin County to Clarence and Geneva (Reichenbach) Fleming. He married Connie Fleming on June 19, 1976, and he raised two sons – Mark and Steve Browne.

He retired from the Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative after 22 years. Over his career, he also worked for Agro Sytems and the Ada Farmers Exchange Company. He was an active member of Ada First United Methodist Church where he served on various committees.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has a fall planting sale underway.

The garden center has fall decorating supplies, planting supplies, and sale items including trees, selected shrubs, evergreens, perennials, tulips and other bulbs.

Hours:
Mondays-Fridays: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sundays: Noon to 3 p.m.

Phone: 419-634-0351

www.newleafgardencenter.com

 

Stackhouse 21 kills, 8 digs; Schwab 13 kills, 13 digs; Bischoff 5 kills; Scoles 37 assists, 3 aces, 13 digs; Monday 11 digs; Young 2 aces

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team swept Patrick Henry in a non-conference volleyball match Monday night.

Bluffton upped its record to 11-5 overall with the 25-20, 25-16, 28-26 victory.         PH fell to 6-8 with the defeat.
 
Kylie Stackhouse slammed 21 kills and came up with eight digs to lead the Pirate girls. Taylor Schwab contributed 13 kills and 13 digs to the sweep. 

Haelynn Bischoff also knocked down five kills.     

Schriner scores 4; Basil 3 in 7-0 blow out of Lincolnview

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By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team swamped Lincolnview 7-1 Monday night in Northwest Conference play to clinch at least a tie for the league crown.

Bluffton improved to 12-0-1 and 4-0 in the NWC with the victory. The Lancers dropped to 2-7-4 and 1-4 in the NWC with the loss.

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Betty "Fran" Frances Henderson, 85, died Oct. 4, 2020, at Willow Ridge - Betty House in Bluffton.  Fran was born June 28, 1935, in Morristown, Tennessee, to the late Jack and Verdia (Wallace) Bryant. On Oct. 10, 1955, she married Homer Henderson who preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 2010. 

Fran was a homemaker. She attended Gateway Church in Findlay. Fran enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  

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Here is a photograph of the home economics laboratory at Bluffton College during the 1918-19 school year.

From left, Ruth Parrish, Mamie Stearns, Lelia Roth, Lillie Gratz, Edna Steinman, Marie Ringelman, Elizabeth Boehr, (center), Elrena Tschantz, Helen Schwartzentraub, Viola Welty, Blanch Augsburger, Lillian Lantz, Evelyn Weaver.

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James A. “Jim” Brown, 68, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at 7:17 a.m. at his residence in Harrod.

He was born on April 11, 1952, in Lima, Ohio to Ronald H. and Eleanor (Graham) Brown who survive in Lima. On Oct. 15, 1972, Jim married Jill C. Miller and she survives in Harrod.

CEO Derek Stemen is a Bluffton University alum

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Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce member meeting will feature a program by the United Way of Greater Lima, of which Bluffton is now a member, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO. 

Attendees will meet Derek Stemen, the president and CEO of the local chapter, and learn about the new “Better Together” 2020 campaign.

Bluffton joined the Lima chapter this year and Melinda Bowden of PromoHits is serving on the campaign leadership team.

Bluffton boys 7th of 23 teams at cross country event

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By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
KALIDA - The Bluffton cross country teams competed at the Kalida Wildcat Invitational Saturday morning. The boys' varsity team came in 7th out of 23 teams with a score of 198. 

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