May 2024

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By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA __ Several Bluffton athletes competed in the Div. III regional track and field meet at Fostoria Wednesday and Friday.

Three Pirate individuals and a boys relay team finished fourth in their events to post the top Bluffton showings and qualify for the OHSAA state tournament.

Senior Theo Andreas crossed the line fourth in the 3200-meter run.

Junior sprinter Griffin Stackhouse took fourth in the 200-meter dash.

Freshman Nora Matthews captured fourth in the girls 800-meter run. 

The Bluffton boys 4x100 relay quartet also came in fourth place.

The Div. III state meet is May 30-June 1 at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium.

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Andrew D. Sommers, 38, passed away May 24, 2024 at his residence.  Andrew was born November 8, 1985 in Cincinnati to William and Diana (Shea) Sommers. 

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The Village of Bluffton has announced a Committee of the Whole meeting at Bluffton Town Hall on Tuesday, May 28 at 6:00 p.m.

This and other meetings of the Bluffton council are posed on the Icon's Community Calendar.

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L-R) Bluffton Elementary third grade teachers and students: Mrs. Donaldson, Eliana Rettig, Grace Warner, Mrs. Inniger, Kamea Kaufman, Miss McCafferty, Mrs Raeburn and Lena Macke. PHOTO by Betsi Werling.

By Betsi Werling

The May 22 meeting of the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education included actionable items and a presentation by some of Bluffton Elementary’s third graders on their Little House on the Prairie projects. 

The Board welcomed the following 3rd grade teachers and students: 

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The Bluffton Sardines swim team will compete in eight meets including three June meets at the Bluffton Community Pool. The July 12-13 NWOAL Championships will be hosted by Bluffton.

June 6 - HOME vs. Westside Waves

June 10 - Away at Shawnee Country Club

June 13 - HOME vs. Van Wert Marlins

June 17 - HOME vs. Findlay Frogs

June 20 - Away at Wapaketa Pool

June 24 - Away at Kenton Pool

June 27 - Away at Ada Pool

July 12-13 - NWOAL Championships at Bluffton

Home meets will be posted on the Icon's Community Calendar.

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In anticipation of the June 14-15 Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association (NOVFA) convention in Ada, the Ada Historical Society is posting a variety of Ada fire department photographs on its Facebook group page.

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By Bluffton Lion Barbara Plaugher
VOSH-Ohio Mission Coordinator

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, April 22-26, 2024__While providing an optometric mission into St. Maarten in 2023, a representative from Tortola asked if VOSH Ohio would also provide eye care for their students and some adults. We agreed and within a month from our St. Maarten clinic, VOSH Ohio received a formal invitation from Tortola BVI, signed by Lion Daphodil, stating their desire for a clinic to be held in the spring of 2024.

After Brenda, the VOSH Ohio president, asked me if I would like to coordinate this mission, due to her involvement with Costa Rica in February 2024, I quickly said “YES.”. Coordinating missions has been my passion since I first became involved in 1994.  This mission would be the 30th year of my participation. John Conrad, OD agreed to become the lead optometrist.

Early in the process of developing a mission I always ask our host if we can get through customs.  I worked with Lions Linda and Carlene. There have been teams unable to get through customs that have either turned around and gone home or that decided to spend their time on vacation in the country. 

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Jane E. Benroth, 83, passed away May 22, 2024 at Willow Ridge - Frieda House, Bluffton.  ane was born March 2, 1941 in Bluffton to the late Daniel and Margaret (Hutchinson) Alspach. On May 5, 1961 she married Richard Dale Benroth who preceded her in death on March 13, 2016. 

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By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

In 1984, Wendy’s food chain released a commercial with Clara Peller asking “where’s the beef?” The commercial aired in the United States and Canada to highlight Wendy’s use of more beef and less bun compared to their competitors.

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LIMA __The Allen County Master Gardener Volunteers are again hosting their Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series at the Children’s Garden located at 620 West Market Street, Lima, OH 45801.

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