Jacob and Eli Lehman of Bluffton were winners in the Allen County Junior Fair. Their awards follow:
Jacob Lehman:
-3rd in class market lamb
-Grade A market lamb
Eli Lehman:
-1st place senior Satin rabbit buck, 2nd place overall Satin rabbit buck
-3rd place overall Satin rabbit doe, 4th place overall Satin rabbit
-3rd place overall Netherland Dwarf doe
-3rd in class market lamb
-7th place market lamb rate of gain
Rhodes State College, Lima, announced its 2020 summer dean’s list. To be eligible, students need to have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least six credit hours.
Bluffton students on the list are:
Guy Michael Crawford
Braeden Ty Edwards
Matthew Logan Foust
Leland and Joanne (Buhler) Voth celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Sept. 2, 2020.
They were married at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, in 1950, and have four children Nancy (Jerry) Suter of Pandora, David (Laura) Voth of Bluffton, Pam (Merlin) Shank of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kevin (Sandra) Voth of Alpharetta, Georgia.
The Icon's listing of awards at the Allen County Fair did not include Rebekah Hoff's awards received from her two goats with the Future Shepherds 4-H Club. Those awards follow:
Champion - Market Goat Rate of Gain
1st place - Market Goat Meat Class (92 lbs. and above)
2nd place - Senior Goat Showmanship
3rd place - Market Goat Meat Class (84-86 lbs.)
5th place - Market Goat Rate of Gain (for her other goat)
6th place - Sr. Division of Livestock Judging
New staff members of the Bluffton schools were announced in the recent newsletter sent to residents of the district. Here is a brief sketch of each.
Abby Diller - Elementary Teacher
Abby Diller, the new 4th-grade teacher, graduated from Cedarville University in 2018 and began her teaching career in the 4th and 5th grades at Trotwood-Madison. Originally from Dayton, she married and moved to Pandora in May.
