Harold A. Badertscher, 93, died at 7:15 p.m. May 16, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
He was born April 15, 1918, in Bluffton to Sam and Edith Fryman Badertscher, who preceded him in death. On June 3, 1939, he married Margie May Morehead, who survives in Bluffton.
Bluffton Burger King will hold a benefit bash from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, for Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256.
A portion of their 4 to 8 p.m. proceeds will be donated to the troop to help defray the costs of creating an authentic Indian village, which will be on display during Bluffton's sesquicentennial celebration.
It's a week like no other for spring Pirates sports fans. On Wednesday BHS boys' and girls' track qualifiers load the busses for Division III regional competition in Tiffin.
On Thursday, the BHS girls' softball team travels to Tipp City for its first-ever regional semi-finals contest.
Then on Friday, the track qualifiers return to Tiffin for the rights to advance to Columbus.
Should the softball team win on Thursday, they would advance to the regional finals on Saturday at Tipp City.
A fourth place finish at the District III regional track meet enables several Pirates to advance to this week's regional meet at Tiffin. Bluffton finished fourth with 63.5 points behind Liberty Benton, 168; Patrick Henry, 166; and McComb, 70.
The regional meet takes place on Wednesday, May 25, and Friday, May 27.
The following girls' advance to the regionals for BHS:
3,200 relay - first at district, Julie Althaus, Alissa Garmatter, Jill Steinmetz, Hannah Chappell-Dick, 9:55.11.
