August 2021

Dennis Lloyd Miller, 94, died August 16, 2021, at his home in Bluffton, Ohio.  He was born December 2, 1926 near Cairo, to Edward and Reva (Rone) Miller.

On October 22, 1950, he married Delores Pat Dunlap.  She survives in Bluffton.

For the 2021-2022 season, reserved seats, presale tickets, and season passes can be purchased online at https://www.blufftonschools.org/Content2/tickets, but will include an additional fee. Spectators will receive a digital pass that can be stored on their phone or printed and will be scanned at the gate.

This year's Concert on the Lawn, originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 22, has been cancelled, according to Jason Cox, Director of Marketing at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

"The difficult decision to cancel this year's Concert on the Lawn on Sunday was recently made due to a continued increase in COVID-19 cases locally. While everyone was looking forward to this event, the commitment to our residents and families' safety is always our priority," said Cox.

The Community Meal on Thursday, August 19 will be a drive thru only meal.

The Presbyterian Church will be serving shredded chicken sandwiches, potato salad, watermelon wedge and cookie.

The meal starts at 6 p.m. Enter the alley behind the Senior Center on the Family Dollar side and exit out behind the town hall.

The meal is free but a good will offering will be taken for the food pantry.

By Cort Reynolds

The Allen East boys golf team won a quadrangular Northwest Conference match at the Bluffton Golf Course Monday afternoon.

AE captured the event with a score of 160, 11 strokes ahead of second-place Bluffton (171). Leipsic finished third (189), while Ada was fourth (222).

Mustang Zach Miller won match medalist honors with a score of 33.

Meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The school board meeting before the start of school includes action to approve several supplemental contracts for the following positions and employees:

A Reese's Book Club Young Adult Selection

Review by Robert McCool

Although this book, “Fire Keeper's Daughter” (Henry Holt and Co. ISBN: 978-1-250-76656-4) is presented as a Young Adult book written by Angeline Boulley, it has many lessons to teach us, in a head-first, nose-dive into the Ojibwa Native Culture. Written very much like Tony's, and then Ann Hillerman's Navajo series of books, it gives us insight into a complex culture older than ours but set in contemporary times.

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

School begins on Aug. 30

The following letter was provided by Dr. Greg Denecker, Superintendent of Bluffton Exempted Village Schools.

Dear Parents and Students-

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys golf team won the rain-interrupted, 12-team Woodmore Invitational Wednesday.

Bluffton captured the team crown at the par-71 Green Hills Golf Course with a score of 342. The Pirates finished 10 strokes ahead of second-place Old Fort.

St. Marys took third with 356 strokes. Casey Crooks of St. Marys was tournament champion with an 18-hole score of 77.

Pirate Kenny Lovett totaled an 80 to pace the Bluffton linksters and finish fourth in the 68-player field. He carded three birdies and six par holes.

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