An artwork by Alyssa Casemier, Bluffton High School artist, was recently accepted for exhibit in the Ohio Governor’s Art Show in Columbus, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.
To advance that far, the piece was first judged the district level and then advanced for consideration to be judged again at the state level.
Alyssa had two of her works advance from the district judging. The second piece was not accepted for the Governor’s show.
Five swimmers from the Bluffton area qualified for the Great Lakes YMCA Zones Swimming Championship at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio March 16-18.
Landon Armstrong and Riley Verb swim for the Putnam County YMCA swim team under assistant coach, Bob Verb of Bluffton.
Jackson Bowlus, Allison Diller and Xavier Diller swim for the Lima YMCA swim team coached by April Dorman of Bluffton. In the summer, they all swim for the Bluffton Sardines.
It’s new territory for the Pandora-Gilboa High School boys’ basketball team, and a familiar one for Putnam County teams. Ottoville and Ottawa-Glandorf girls' teams took the Columbus trip this past weekend.
The Bluffton Lions Club selected Fred Steiner as the recipient of its Citizen of the Year award for 2017.
Steiner is the former director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs. he is a member of the Bluffton Community Assistance Board, the Bluffton Pathway Bicycle Board, the R.L. and Etta Triplett Memorial Foundation and the Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery board.
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE ART ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -
No need travel out of town to see great art. It’s on display in Bluffton, as it’s art for arts sake this month at the Bluffton on Public Library. March is student art month and the library features several dozens works in various media from local schools. Here’s a selection of the works on display.
The following students have pieces in the show. These artists represent Bluffton, Cory-Rawson, Columbus Grove and home-schooled students.
Dan Groman will present a multi-media presentation of his trip visiting World War II military history sites in Europe at the next meeting of the Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association.
The meeting is at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, at Mi Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, 865 N. Washington St., Van Wert.
Groman toured with Beyond Band of Brothers Tours. Highlights of his program include visits to Normandy, the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk.
