Clifford Edwin Marsh, 70, of Lakeview, Ohio and formerly of Bluffton passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025.
A service to honor and celebrate Cliff’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
CANTON – Bluffton High School junior Jackson Bowlus qualified to the state B finals in one event with a solid preliminary heat performance in the Ohio Div. II swimming meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday evening, February 20.
Bowlus took 15th amidst a field of 32 boys in the 100-yard backstroke preliminary heats Thursday evening. He swam a 53.78 to advance to the B Finals Friday night. Hamilton Ross senior Cooper Burt captured first in the 100 back prelims with a time of 48.94.
Bowlus touched 21st out of 32 boys in the 100 butterfly prelims Thursday evening. He recorded a time of 22.12 to miss the B Finals by .11. Senior Mason Francis won the 100 fly prelims in 19.79.
Bluffton junior Jenna Downey finished 18th out of 32 girls in the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries Thursday with a time of 24.94. Bexley freshman Katie Drummond won the 50 free prelims in 23.48.
The Bluffton Lions Club is seeking nominees for the 2024 Citizen of the Year Award. The award was established in 1981 to honor a person, couple, or person representing a group, who has selflessly given time, effort, and talent for the benefit of those in the Bluffton area, and whose dedication and achievements have profoundly improved the quality of life of the people in this area.
The nominee may be living, or deceased within the last year. This year’s winner will be feted at a banquet on April 15, 2025.
The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District has issued the attached 12-page Spring 2025 newsletter which is also available as a print mailer. Content includes:
Director's Corner "Core Focus" by Tyler Black
2025 Summer Day Camps
Naturalist Notebook by Dan Hodges, "It Starts at Home!
Spring programs for March, April and May
Ottawa Metro Park Campground season opening in April
Donations
Cooperative Park Improvement Grant awards for 2025
Volunteer training in March and May
Volunteer opportunities
Pulling of invasive weeds at Motter Metro Park is scheduled for May 5. Volunteers can sign up via the Volunteer Portal, VicNet.
Bluffton High School has announced that on Tuesday, February 25, Juniors will be taking the ACT. In order to have the best testing environment for the Junior Class, there will be no school for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students.
