The Bluffton Flag Corp participated in the Flag/Dance Team competition at the Allen County Fair on Aug. 25. They brought three trophies home -- 1st place in Class A Feature Flags, 2nd place in Class A Flag Corp, and 2nd place in Open Class Dance Team.
Pictured are (first row) Lindsey Sneary, Jennifer Yost (Advisor), Kaitlin Thompson, and Wynter Wise. Second row: Lacey Hill, Emily Swisher, Sophie Marcum, Anna Sneary, and Noelle Heinze.
Ronald E. Conrad, 66, of Columbus Grove died at 12:36 a.m. Aug. 27, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, He was born in Lima March 23, 1945 to Virgil and Arvilla Naas Conrad. On Aug. 25, 1972 he married Joyce Williams and she survives.
Ron retired from Accubuilt, Lima, where he worked as an accountant for 43 years. He graduated from Bath High School, Northwest Business College and served in the Army in Viet Nam. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
Betty Marie Picklesimer, 74, of Bluffton, died at 4 p.m. Aug. 26, 2011, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born July 13, 1937, in Vanlue to Charles and Eva Watson Grant. On July 25, 1958, she married James Leo Picklesimer and he preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1996.
Mrs. Picklesimer graduated from Mt. Blanchard High School and attended Ohio Northern University where she received a 2-year teaching certificate.
