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Matthew Piehl, 4-H Reporter

A 4-H meeting for The Beverdam Bunch was held on Monday, April 11.

They have decided to sponsor 4 awards for the Allen County Fair this year. The deadline to enroll in 4-H was Friday April 16.

The next meeting for The Beverdam Bunch will be Monday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Bluffton Middle School, 116 S Jackson St.

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Laura Voth, of Bluffton, is being recognized with a Jefferson Award for her dedication to assisting the United Way of Greater Lima. On Tuesday, April 19, Voth will be among eight recipients honored at a dinner at the City Club in Lima.

The recipients will receive medalilions and $350 for a charity they select. One honoree will go on to represent the region at the national level.

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The March student of the month at Bluffton High School is Sophia Bricker, daughter of Sarah & Tyler Bricker of Bluffton. Bricker is a senior with a 4.0 GPA.

Bricker keeps busy by being involved in many activities including Art Club, National Honor Society, Campus Life, Youth Group at Bluffton First United Methodist Church and is a student aide in Mrs. Boblitt's room at the Bluffton Middle School. 

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Two Bluffton artists had their work selected for inclusion in the juried 70th Annual ArtSpace/Lima Spring Show on display through April 23 at ArtSpace/Lima, 65 Town Square, Lima.

Jon Sommer’s two nested bowls in which a ceramic bowl was nested in either a pine or a cedar bowl were selected by the juror. Anita Lehman had three two-dimensional pieces in chalk, pastel and ink selected by the juror. 

Nested Bowl #1, Pine/Ceramic

Nested Bowl #2,  Cedar/Ceramic

The Women Gather,\ chalk, pastel and ink

Grass with Daylilies, chalk, pastel and ink

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Bluffton Elementary School, 102 S. Jackson, has issued the following Third Quarter Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 school year.

All A 4th Grade

Juliana Carnauba, Easton Dunifon, Alenah Gordon-Hancock, Kyson Kleman, Eva Nygaard, Emery Thiel

 

All A 5th Grade

Dominic Francis honored in memorial service

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UPDATED 7:30 a.m. April 9 with additional photos by The Lima News via AP

On the morning of April 8, an estimated 2,000 mourners came to pay their respects to Dominic M. “Dom” Francis, 42, a Bluffton police officer who was killed in the line of duty on March 31. Family, friends, colleagues and Cory-Rawson students gathered at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center to remember and mourn Francis, while the larger community of first responders from Ohio and beyond paid tribute to one who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the public.

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