This week lettering has been added to the largest piece of rock ever harvested by the Bluffton Stone Company, creating an eye-catching welcome to the Village of Bluffton. The project is a collaboration of the Bluffton in Bloom committee with the assistance of the quarry and Masterpiece Signs & Graphics.
The agenda for Friday night, August 19 at Cory-Rawson's Spike Berry Field: shared memories of Dominic Francis--a C-R coach and substitute teacher as well as a Bluffton police officer--who will be memorialized by the 6:20 p.m. dedication of the C-R weight room, followed by the long-anticipated regular football season kick-off for the Hornets and the Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
L. Marie Meffley, 91, went to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the Frieda House of Willow Ridge, Bluffton, Ohio. Marie was born in Montcoal, West Virginia on March 6, 1931 to the late Arlie and Lenora (Dravenstott) Milam.
Beacon Life Ministries, 125 N. Main St. is getting a new head pastor. The church will be installing Steven Heinze at the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday, August 21. The church also has a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school class.
Heinze is currently pursuing a Masters in Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (online).
Larry Joe VanAtta, 67, passed away August 17, 2022 at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. Larry was born October 18, 1954 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio to the late Leon and Joyce (Wolfley) VanAtta.
Larry graduated from Bluffton High School in 1974 where he held records in wrestling and pole vaulting. He was a mechanic and auto body worker.
