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Esther L. Kirkendall 1935-2011

Esther L. Kirkendall

Esther L. Kirkendall, 75 of Bluffton and formerly of Lima died at 11:22 a.m., January 21, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born March 8, 1935, in West Liberty, Ohio, to Boyd A. and Ruth E. (Hartzler) Lapp. On April 15, 1956 she married Darrel E. Kirkendall and he survives.

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Relay for Life meeting Jan. 26

A Relay of Life team and committee meeting is planned this week. The meeting is at noon, Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Bluffton town hall.

There will be no at 5:30 p.m. that evening.

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Lady Pirates lose by 3 to Ada

Bluffton High School girls' basketball team lost a close NWC contest to Ada on Jan. 20. Ada beat the Lady Pirates 52-49 in a contest that went to the wire.

For a box score open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton Lions Club Foundation crucial to success of pathway

This is the second in a series of features on the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway Steering Committee. For previous stories click here.

An ambitious goal: Encircle Bluffton with a pedestrian and bike pathway. The goal's achievements occur one step at a time, through the work of the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway Steering Committee.

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Yummy, tasty, fantastic!

Yummy, tasty, fantastic!

Grace Hansen, Ana Neufeld Weaver and Hannah Perry list words that come to their minds to describe a new girl scout cookie. Cookie sales begins Friday. Contact Kathy Bishop, 567-226-1234 to place an order.

Bluffton girl scouts start taking orders for those famous cookies on Friday!

It's time to order your girl scout cookies. According to Kathy Bishop, service unit manager of the Bluffton girl scouts, nearly 80 Bluffton girl scouts, ages 5 to 16, are ready to take cookie orders.

The girls spent a couple hours after school on Jan. 20, honing their sales skills, making posters, thank you notes in advance and coming up with words to describe this year's cookies to potential customers. The scouts meet at the First United Methodist Church.

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