The Board of Trustees of the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., will hold its annual organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers, set the 2022 meeting schedule and approve temporary authorizations for 2022.
Library board meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month in the library board room on the second floor. There are no meetings in July or December. Annual reorganizational meetings are held in January.
Ronald Eugene Courtney, 59, passed away December 17, 2021 at Lima Memorial Health System. Ron was born December 1, 1962 in Lima to the late Ronald and Verna (Phillips) Courtney. On August 30, 1986 he married Mary McCafferty Courtney.
Ron worked as a maintenance man/technician at Mars Pet Care in Leipsic. He was an active member of Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren in Lima. Ron enjoyed playing softball and watching the Ohio State Buckeyes, Las Vegas Raiders, Cincinnati Reds but most of all watching his grandchildren's sporting events.
The Bluffton boys basketball team outscored visiting rival Ada 48-12 in the middle periods to win convincingly 75-37 in a Northwest Conference game Friday night, December 17.
Bluffton led just 18-17 after a high-scoring opening period, but broke the game open with a 28-point second quarter barrage. Trenton Donley poured in nine of his game-high 21 points in the second stanza. Bluffton won the third quarter 20-4 to build a commanding 36-point lead.
The Pirates improved to 4-1 and 2-0 in NWC play with the lopsided victory.
When it comes to COVID-19 immunity, one of the issues people consider is whether to get a vaccine or acquire natural immunity through having an active COVID-19 infection. That means getting the virus rather than the vaccine shot.
The problem with natural immunity is having an active infection that is not benign. More than 800,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 in addition to multiple hospitalizations and quarantines. Of increasing concern is the “long COVID-19” problem of continued symptoms beyond one month. Fatigue, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, cough and combinations of those symptoms can persist over 50 percent of the time. In addition, physical symptoms of joint pain, headache, taste and smell are not uncommon. That does not include psychological, mental, memory issues of “foggy thinking,” poor concentration and anxiety/depression. A majority have noted a reduction in their quality of life.
At its Monday, December 13 meeting, the Bluffton Board of Education recognised the service of outgoing board member Ken Lugibihl. He was thanked for his 12 years of dedicated service to the Bluffton Exempted Village School District.
The board also approved president pro tempore Larry Hoffman and scheduled a reorganization meeting for 7:30 p.m. on January 12.
The Village of Bluffton will hold a Regular Meeting of the Village Council at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Decebmer 27 on the third floor of Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.
