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The first Bluffton Pirate

Posted by Staff on March 3, 2024 - 6:00am

8th in a series about famous BHS alumni

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

May 7, 1912 - Jan. 25, 2013
BHS class of 1929

Question: Why is the Bluffton High School mascot a pirate?

Answer: Because of John Hartzler, member of the Bluffton High School class of 1929. While some say it takes a village to make a child, For Bluffton, it took a John Hartzler to make us Pirates.

But, there’s much more to Hartzler’s story than the naming of the BHS school mascot, as that explanation comes later. This lanky 6-foot-5-inch athletic and talented musician, following college, was an extremely popular high school teacher and school administrator, eventually becoming assistant school superintendent of the Akron City Public Schools.

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Historical Bluffton
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Marilyn Ruth Dearth worked for Cole-Humphrey Insurance

Posted by Staff on March 2, 2024 - 12:40pm

Marilyn Ruth Dearth, age 90, of Ada, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

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Obituaries
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Mary Elaine Augsburger worked for the Social Security Administration

Posted by Staff on March 2, 2024 - 11:53am

Mary Elaine Augsburger, 75, passed away March 1, 2024, due to complications from dementia at the Meadows of Ottawa where she has been a resident for the past year. 

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Obituaries
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Joanne Overmyer was a master baker

Posted by Staff on March 2, 2024 - 8:42am

D. Joanne Overmyer, 92, passed away February 28, 2024 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Joanne was born June 5, 1931 in Antwerp, Ohio to the late Chester and Caroline (Snook) Hawkins. On November 22, 1951 she married Don Overmyer who survives.

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Obituaries
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County Line Rd. pathway construction begins March 4

Posted by Staff on March 2, 2024 - 8:35am

Public notice from the Village of Bluffton

The construction of a new Pedestrian Pathway along the Co. Line Rd. between College Avenue and S.R. 103 will begin on Monday, March 4. Portions of the northbound lane of Co. Line Road, between College Ave and S.R. 103, will be
closed during the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday.

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Business
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P-G boys basketball takes sectional vs. Wildcats

Posted by Staff on March 2, 2024 - 8:30am

By Matt M. Stutz

The #2-seed Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team claimed the NW2 Sectional Championship on Friday, March 1.

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Sports
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