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FINDLAY—The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $1,092,906.50 at the November 2024 board meeting. This total includes 30 responsive  grants, 13 president’s discretionary grants and 57 donor advised fund grants.  

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The following meetings have been schedule the Village of Bluffton and will be held at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

Joint Personnel & Safety Services Committee - Tuesday, December 3 at noon.

Council Meeting - Monday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m.

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Jerry W. Fett, 80, passed away November 25, 2024 at his residence. Jerry was born November 8, 1944 in Bluffton to the late Carl and Geneva (Basinger) Fett. On June 12, 1971 he married Linda (Green) Fett who preceded him in death on December 14, 2009. 

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Bluffton Police Chief Ryan Burkholder provided the following activity summary for October 2024 at the November 25 meeting of the Bluffton Village Council. The full report with 2024 incident breakdowns by month and ticket summary with descriptions is attached HERE.

CALLS FOR SERVICE

Police Calls for Service- 570
Police Chief Calls for Service- 119
Traffic Stops - 73

CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS

Burglary

Criminal Damaging

Deceased Person

Miscellaneous

No Operators License

Juvenile Offense

Sexual Offense

TOTAL

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

8

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ABOVE) Dennis Lee in 2000 with the girls Varsity Basketball page spread from the Buccaneer yearbook.The yearbook is online at BHS Wall of Fame

By Bill Herr

In my opinion, one of the greatest ever coaches in any sport at Bluffton High School is Mr. Dennis Lee. Coach Lee's parents were Gene and Sue Lee. His father was a full time farmer and his mother worked at a hospital. Dennis and his wife Cindy have two children, Matthew and Andrew.

Dennis grew up helping with all the things that go on at a farm: baling hay and straw, milking a dairy herd, chores. I am a farmer and also taught at BHS. When we would eat together, we would talk farming. When we met for my interview with him for this column, it was a wet, cool summer morning. The first thing he said to me was, "Not a good day for corn to grow, is it?"

Coach Lee's siblings have been or are still involved in coaching. Mike was principal and basketball coach at Minster, and is now boys' basketball coach at Pandora High School. Greg coached boys' basketball at Value and has been an official. Now he runs the golf course at Arlington. Kathy was the women's basketball coach at Adrian College in Michigan. ▶︎

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Santa and the Bluffton Fire Department are coming to visit the library! Register now for the event on Tue., Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m. This is a FREE event filled with reading, stories, and crafts. Register online, at the library front desk, or by calling 419-358-5016 by December 9. Space is limited.

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