In this installment, Richard Johnson opens up from the Mayor's desk. As an elected council member, he was appointed mayor in 2018 when the previous mayor resigned. He won reelection to a full term in 2019, and is running unopposed for a second term.
Claudia Diane (Ream) Schiffke passed away peacefully on September 17, 2023. Claudia was born to Claude and Marcine Ream in Bluffton, Ohio. She received her High School Diploma from Cory-Rawson High School. She was married to Thomas Ury and together they had a daughter, Tammy. Thomas passed away in 1963.
Bluffton HIgh School Varsity Volleyball, Soccer, and Football teams will be starting their tournaments during the week of October 16.
Tickets for all tournaments will be available online https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets, with adult price $8 and student price $5. Tickets will also be available at the gate for cash for $10.
The Bluffton High School boys soccer team surged late from an early deficit but lost 4-3 to visiting Kalida Thursday night, October 12, at Steinmetz Field in a non-league match to end the regular season.
Bluffton dropped to 5-10-2 overall after the defeat.
Is “accessory dwelling unit” (ADU) in your vocabulary? Also known as granny flats, ADUs are stand-alone dwellings located on the same lot as a single family home. The Bluffton council’s Ordinance Committee is drafting a proposed ordinance to make ADUs a recognized type of housing with local oversight.
Housing shortages are creating new interest in ADUs in Ohio and across the country. New ADU legislation has been reported in Cincinnati, considered to be the first Ohio city to legalize granny flats.
Bluffton University’s fall instrumental concert featuring the Concert Band will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2:30 p.m.
Under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, associate professor of music, selections will include three dances – “Danza Magicala,” “Lithuanian Dance,” and “Prelude and Polka,” as well as settings of familiar hymn tunes such as “Precious Lord, Take my Hand” and The “Water is Wide.” In anticipation of Halloween, “Ghost Apparatus” will get the audience in the mood.
This event is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships.
Sue Anne Yant, 72, of Six Mile, South Carolina was born February 01, 1951 in Bluffton, Ohio. She passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023 surrounded by family. Sue was a 1969 graduate of Bluffton High School. She will be deeply missed by family and all who knew her.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 1959, Peter Seeger wrote To Everything There is a Season, which was released by the folk group the Limeliters. Seeger then released the song himself a few months later. Neither version had much success until Roger McGuinn (aka Jim McGuinn) of the Limeliters formed the Byrds.
The Byrds released their version on October 23, 1965 and it hit number one in December. The title changed to Turn! Turn! Turn! for the release. The song holds the record for the oldest written lyrics because the verses are from Ecclesiastes in the Bible.
The Byrds formed in 1964 in Los Angeles with five members. Some music critics consider the band one of the most influential of its time. Several of the original members left to form other groups or have solo careers. One of the more famous members of the original group was David Crosby, who we lost in 2023. The last time the original group played together was in 1991 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As the leaves are changing, so do our seasons including issues related to politics and health.
