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Betty E. Hilty, 80, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, and formerly Bluffton, died at 6:25 a.m., May 7, 2010, at the Grand Rapids Care Center, Grand Rapids, Ohio.

She was born April 30, 1930, to Dwight and Elizabeth Garmatter Deeds in Rawson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Hilty was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bliss Business College, Columbus.

Survivors are sons, Jim (Vicky), Grand Rapids, John, Urbana, Ill., and Josephy, Ft. Myers, Fla. Also surviving is a granddaughter, Angela Hilty and a sister Bonnie Pfohl, Sarasota, Fla.

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You've never witnessed a parade for this event in Bluffton. The 2010 Bluffton High School baseball team captured the school's first-ever Northwest Conference baseball championship on May 6. Such a prize deserved several rides around town. Other Pirate teams have come close, but this team was the first ever to achieve the title.

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NOTE: The Icon is happy to publish this account by Steve Stratton. In it, he shares the 61-year history of Stratton Greenhouse. Click here to view photos.

By Steve Stratton

As Dad, Jim Stratton, got back from WWII (spending 3 years in the South Pacific on a supply ship ' the USS Calamares' delivering and receiving to ports in the Philippines, Australia, China, and others as a 18 year old) he went back to Westinghouse in Lima to work.

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Here is the final view of the Bluffton Western Terminal Railroad.

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We recognize the significance of Dan Rumer's role in the Bluffton schools. Not only has he served as a high school principal, but also as a school board member. He is the only person ever to serve in both roles - of course, at different times.

We appreciate the devotion he has given to the school district as a professional and as a parent. He will be hard to replace on the board.

As we look back, there have been very few times that a school board member has resigned during a term. This is an unusual event. It is the school board's duty to select a replacement.

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