In the early 1920s a Bluffton business on Spring Street served as a depository for dead and dying livestock. Providing an important service for farmers, it was a shipping point to a Kalida glue factory. Even though the Bluffton business wasn’t a glue factory, people referred to it that way, since it was the collection point for the factory. Some animal parts contain collagen, historically used in making glue, from hooves and bones of horses, mules and cattle. The need for collagen to produce glue created a demand for dead livestock.
The Bluffton Arts & Crafts Festival, a long-standing tradition in downtown Bluffton, has been adopted by Blended Roots, a shop that features local artists, crafters and makers at 246 Cherry Street. Manager Katelyn Gainok is seeking 40 vendors, live music and food vendors/trucks for the June 4 festival, which will take place at and around the consignment shop, which is in the former Riley Creek Mercantile building.
Ronald "Ron" J. Reese, 72, passed away on April 8, 2022, at 11:44 am, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, surrounded by his loving family.
Ron was born December 21, 1949 in Bluffton, OH, to the late Lehr and Evelyn (Moyer) Reese who survives in Pandora, OH. On September 16, 1972 he married Joan (Schaublin) Reese who survives in Mt. Cory, OH.
Sally Jeanne (Hogan King) Reeder, 90, died April 7, 2022 in her residence at The Springs of Lima, OH.
She was born April 30, 1931, in Waltham, Massachusetts, to Edgar Jay and Jeannette (McGarrity) Hogan. The family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, New York, Maryland, and Florida, all before her graduation from Rayen High School in Youngstown.
Palm Sunday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will be celebrated in both the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services, with Bible Classes for all ages beginning at 9:20 a.m.
The theme is " His Humility, Our Hope" based on Isaiah 42:1-4. The Psalm is Psalm 24 and the hymns are "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty" and "All Glory, Laud and Honor." The children and Choir will sing "Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord."
By Andrea Sattler, MD, Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
*Through a collaboration between Blanchard Valley Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the content of this article was provided courtesy of Nationwide’s 700 Children’s® blog by pediatric experts.
UPDATED 7:30 a.m. April 9 with additional photos by The Lima News via AP
On the morning of April 8, an estimated 2,000 mourners came to pay their respects to Dominic M. “Dom” Francis, 42, a Bluffton police officer who was killed in the line of duty on March 31. Family, friends, colleagues and Cory-Rawson students gathered at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center to remember and mourn Francis, while the larger community of first responders from Ohio and beyond paid tribute to one who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the public.
The Village of Beaverdam will hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2:30 p.m opn April 9 to celebrate new playground equipment at the Village Park, located at the corner of Water St. and Lima St.
The Bluffton University baseball team scored in all eight innings as the Beavers hammered Ohio Northern 24-9 on a cold Thursday, April 7, playing at home at Memorial Field. Bluffton improved to 9-11 on the season, while ONU slipped to 11-11. The 24 runs equaled the school record set against Finlandia in 2015.
The Beavers trailed 3-1 heading to the bottom of the second when the home team smacked it around for a 5-3 lead. A Luke Hanson (Somerset/Sheridan) two-run single followed by a Grant Hovest (Ottawa-Ottawa-Glandorf) RBI base knock capped off the four-run frame.
