January 2025

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Bluffton Exempted Village School District Superintendent Greg Denecker will be the speaker at the Bluffton Lions Club noon meeting on January 21, 2025.

Denecker will talk about the current state of affairs in education including trends and challenges as well as provide some updates on Bluffton Schools.

All are welcome to attend.

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UPDATE: New date: January 23

Bluffton Public Library is offering a Watercolor Workshop: Polar Bears with artist Jeanne Crumrine on January 23 from 2:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Crumrine will lead participants in creating their own finished 8" x 10" watercolor art, complete with mat board. $10 fee per person at the door, cash only.

Open to adults and teens, and children accompanied by an adult. Register in advance,

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The following results are from January 1-7 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:

Men's Basketball cruises to 77-69 win over Hanover

Hanover stunts Women's Basketball in 61-38 win over Beavers

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Submitted by the Richland Township Zoning Board of Appeals

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

A public hearing is scheduled for January 23, 2025 AT 7:00 p.m. by the zoning appeals board to be held at the office of Richland Township at the address stated above.

Contiguous property owners bordering  Ebenezer Mennonite Church at 8905 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road  Bluffton, OH 45817 and interested general public are invited to attend.

The property owner of 8905 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road Bluffton, OH 45817 is requesting to install a new digital sign.

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Provided by the Bluffton Public Library

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2025.  Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton. No meetings will take place in July or December.

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By Katie (Prater) Kirby, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist

Jack of All Trades was released on March 6, 2012 by Bruce Springsteen. You may not be familiar with this song unless you are a true fan of “the Boss.” This song is considered in the folk-rock genre and was on his seventeenth album.

“Jack of all trades” is a saying implying someone who has skills in different areas. The newer GLP-1 medications may qualify as such.

The GLP-1s include semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and the combination of GLP-1/GIP drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Studies are evaluating their potential benefits beyond managing diabetes and weight loss. These areas include rheumatic disease, cancer and addiction. 

Rheumatic diseases include gout, varying types of arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia. The impact of rheumatic diseases has led researchers to look at new treatments.

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Dennis G. Marquart, 72, of Forest, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at home with his wife by his side. He was born April 7, 1952 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Solomon and Margery (Shellenbarger) Marquart. On February 10, 1978, Dennis married Nancy Bishop and she survives.  Together they adopted three children and took care of thirty medical needs foster children over a twenty year period.

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Marjorie Janice Thomas (née Johns), 97, of Lima, Ohio, died on Sunday, December 29, after a brief stay at St. Rita’s Medical Center. 

Born on August 20, 1927, in Lima, Ohio, Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, Clarice and Richard Johns of Lima, Ohio; her husband of 40 years, Roger Lee Thomas (d. 2003); and her daughter, Carol Ann (Dave) Siverling (d. 2013). 

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls basketball team stymied visiting non-conference foe Shawnee in the second half to post a 47-25 victory Tuesday, January 7.

The Bluffton defense held the Indians to just nine second-half points. The hosts outscored Shawnee 27-9 after intermission to win going away. 

Pirate senior post Ayla Grandey led all players with 17 points.

Bluffton improved to 8-4 overall after the decisive win. Shawnee dropped to 4-8 after the road defeat.

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By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team hosted Putnam County League rival Miller City on January 7.

The physical Wildcats owned the first three quarters of play and grounded the Rockets by a final of 78-47. Miller City upped their record to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the PCL.

The Wildcats took a 3-0 lead to start the game and never trailed. The Rockets eventually found themselves down 21-11 at the end of the first quarter and then 41-21 at halftime.  

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