On Saturday, March 12, Southgate Lanes awarded recognition to the top bowlers in the Junior Bowling program which ran from November 2021-March 2022. The bowling alley at 9700 Dixie Hwy. hosted an awards banquet for some 90 youth bowlers and their families, including free pizza and soft drinks.
Owners Derek Dukes and Brandon Falk presented certificates and trophies to the Hot Shot League, Early Bird League, winners of the Ethan Leiber Scholarships (founded by Scott and Angie Leiber), team awards, and Adult/Junior Scotch Doubles awards.
The agenda for the 7:00 p.m. March 14 meeting of the Village of Bluffton council includes the following items:
Resolution establishing positions and wages for swimming pool and rates for 2022
Resolution (by emergency) accepting a bid and authorizing the Village Administrator to enter into into a contract with Bluffton Stone Company/Bluffton Paving Inc. for the 2022 construction year
Dorothy Lee Burkholder, 89, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:15 p.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home.
Dorothy was born March 23, 1932 in Bluffton to Floyd and Bonnie Hardwick who preceded her in death. On October 8, 1954 she married Donald Burkholder who preceded her in death on November 13, 2019 after 65 years of marriage.
The Bluffton University baseball team finished off its spring break trip with a 5-3 victory over Rockford University in Ft. Meyers, FL. The Beavers improved to 3-6 on the season while the Regents dropped to 3-3.
Bluffton High School senior wrestler Kaden Basil competed in the third-place match of the Div. III state championship tournament Sunday, March 13, in the 175 lbs. division.
Basil lost that bout to Waynedale senior Peyton Lemon by technical fall 20-5 to finish fourth in the double-elimination tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
Basil registered a 3-2 record at the three-day event to finish his season with a record of 41-7. Lemon concluded his campaign 31-2 after finishing third.
Bluffton Dari Freeze, 595 S. Main St., opened on a chilly March 12. These Bluffton Boy Scouts had worked up an appetitie during the Scouting for Food pick up that morning.
