Rev. Mark Fuerstenau has accepted the pastorate of the Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches.
He comes from Middle Point and Kossuth United Methodist Churches. His wife, DJ, retired this summer after almost nine years serving the Zion United Methodist in the Delphos/Elida area.
Rev. Fuerstenau is a retired teacher and has worked in the corrections field since moving to the Delphos area.
Several Bluffton High School athletes were named Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the spring sports season. The criteria for being selected are as follows:
• Earned a varsity letter during the spring sports season.
• Earned a minimum 3.00 GPA during the grading period of the sport.
THE ENTIRE NWC LIST IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Baseball
Jason Bracy, Bret Rumer, Josh Bracy, Chris McClain, Trent Phillips, Drake Luginbuhl.
The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township would like to thank all the local individuals, families, and businesses that helped make our 2014 campaign year a success, we met our goal of $24,500 in donations.
Mary Arthur, 87 died at 1:45 p.m. June 20, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Gilboa United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Terry H. Miller, 75, died on June 18, 2014 at 2:20 p.m. at his residence. He was born November 11, 1938 in Allen County to the late Harold and Irene Bowers Miller.
Terry was retired from Van Wert Chrysler. He was a member of Cairo United Methodist Church, Sager Masonic Lodge No. 513, Lafayette, 32nd Degree Valley of Toledo, Zenobia Shrine, Toledo, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 370, Lima, and a graduate of Beaverdam High School.