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www.blufftonnews.com Thursday, November 10, 2011 Bluton Police Department October Docket, Page A4 BHS Boys Soccer End of Season Awards, Page B1 Thursday High 45 Low 30 7 Day Forecast 7 Day Forecast on page A2 on page A2 Volume 135 – Number 45 Bluffton, Ohio 45817 $1.50 Celebrating Bluton Celebrating Bluton Now on Sale, Now on Sale, See Ad Inside See Ad Inside On Friday, November 11, 2011, the nation will be observing Veterans Day. A ceremony in Bluffton will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the high school, with a demonstra- tion of properly retiring an American ag (weath- er permitting) and several local speakers will share a few words. One of the speakers will be lifelong resident Morris Groman, a veteran of the Korean War. Groman graduated from BHS in 1947 and had several classmates enlist in the military, however, he decided to continue his education right away and attended Bluffton College. He started off in pre-engi- neering but then switched his course of study to chemistry, which was a decision he would later be very thankful for. Not long after receiving his degree, in chemistry, he was drafted into the war. He was sent off to infantry basic training in Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, where he spent 16 weeks. He pro- ceeded to spend a month in Fort Lee, Virginia and then went to petroleum school, when it opened, in Staten Island for 23 weeks. Eventually Groman was sent overseas, where he would spend seven months over in Korea, working with petro- leum products the military utilized at that time. Since there was no ren- ery in Korea, supplies such as motor gas and jet fuel had to be shipped in (from Japan). Groman, along with others he worked with, were responsible for the quality of petroleum products used by the Army, Air Force, Marines and all civilians, to ensure these items were not contaminated. His expertise in the eld of chemistry kept him largely out of harm’s way while serving in Korea. “Dr. Richard Weaver was my chemistry professor and I told him a couple of years ago, indirectly he may have helped saved my life. Since I had a chemistry degree it kept me from being out in the foxholes. I was fortu- nate in many ways, really,” Groman said. However, suddenly being drafted and sent to a differ- ent part of the country and then eventually shipped off to a different continent, cer- tainly weighed on Groman’s mind, as it would for any- body else in that situation. At the household of Phil and Pam Weisenbarger, of Bluffton, a third member of the family resides in the garage, and that is a 1930 Franklin Victoria Brougham called “Frankie” (as dubbed by Pam). No matter how fond most people may be of their vehicle, most would probably not consider their car a member of the family. But, after much time and hard work, considering how much joy the car has brought to Phil and Pam, it is only natural for “Frankie” to be a pseudo member of the Weisenbarger family. Phil has always had a love for cars. It stems back to 1957 when he and his father pur- chased an automobile. Then several years later, in 1961, when Phil was 19 years old, he was driving around in Ada, just looking for old cars (as he routinely did back then), and saw something he could not pass up. On the corner of Route 81 and Main Street (in Ada), sat the 1930 Frank- lin Victoria Brougham. Phil spent every penny he had to purchase the vehicle. “I looked at it on the street corner and went back to my father and told him what it was. He was excited and en- couraged me to get it. He ac- tually loaned me a hundred dollars, which I had to pay back later, but we went over and bought the car,” Phil said. Phil bought the car from a gentleman named Harlo Povenmire, who had bought the car new in Lima, Ohio. Although the car was in good shape when he purchased it, there were many components that needed to be added and restored for the car to be com- plete. He drove the Franklin around for three years before running into a mechanical problem, which sort of started the beginning of the restora- tion project, as he would con- tinue to work on it through the late 60’s and early 70’s. However, as life went on and the children came along, there was less and less time to dedicate to the car and even- tually the Franklin would make its way through several storage garages around town. But, within the last decade, as life has gotten a little less hectic, Phil has been able to put in the time and work the car has needed, especially now that he has been retired for four years. On top of the time com- mitment and energy spent, the difculty in acquiring parts for the rare vehicle added to making the restoration pro- cess a painstaking one. “The challenge is, rst of all, to nd the part. Second of all, to nd someone who has it and wants to sell. And, third, is to nd it at a price that is reasonable,” Phil said. No matter what is on the list, in regards to xing the car, Phil said there always seemed to be something new that popped up that often led to a change in the direction of the project. “You have to work piece by piece and part by part, you end up going down side roads all the time. You thought you were going to get this done this week and never even get back to it,” Phil said. This past August, the car was nally nished. How- ever, nished should be a word used loosely, as there is always some tweaking to be done along the way, as both Phil and Pam pointed out. Since the Franklin has been in Phil’s possession for so long (50 years) it has not only become a hobby for him, but for his wife Pam as well. Pam has not only helped hold and hand parts to Phil while he has worked on the car, she has also encouraged him to continue to restore it through- out the years, when it seemed like it never would be n- ished. Morris Groman’s military photo. Submitted by Morris Groman continued on page A8 Lifelong Bluffton Native Shares Military Experience See Page A3 for Information on See Page A3 for Information on Bluffton’s Veterans Day Observance Bluffton’s Veterans Day Observance Local Classic Car Enthusiast Completes 50-Year Project Members of the Bluffton Hospital pose with the teddy bears that are handed out to pediatric patients. Left to right: Bill Watkins, Deb Weihrauch, Tom Troph, Nicki Keuneke, Amy Beach and Kayla Hughes. Photo by Austin Arnold by Austin Arnold continued on page A3 Election Day Lunch, Nov. 8, 2011 Pam and Phil Weisenbarger stand in front of their 1930 Franklin. Photo by Austin Arnold Seven years ago, in the fall of 2004, a notable partnership between a lo- cal business and the Bluff- ton Hospital began. Greg’s Pharmacy began donating teddy bears to children vis- iting the ER department at Bluffton Hospital. It is es- timated that 500 to 1,000 teddy bears are donated each year, as they are handed out on a daily basis to pediatric patients and anyone else that may be comforted by them, including special needs adults. Nicki Keuneke, clinical manager of the ER department, said the bears provide a little comfort to the patients she works with. “It helps boost their spir- its a little bit, it [the ER] can be a pretty scary place for them at times, so it helps a lot,” Keuneke said. “When they get the bears, they usu- ally have a big smile on their face, because they’re usu- ally not expecting it.” The teddy bear fund was started by a Wapako- neta man named Russell A. McLean, who initially start- ed handing out teddy bears in Lima Hospitals many years ago. The effort then spread to all hospitals in Al- len County and soon Bluff- ton Hospital was included. The teddy bear fund was promoted by Easter Straker, a former host of a Lima tele- vision program, making it a popular cause. However, after the two inuential promoters retired, the teddy bear fund became essen- tially exhausted until Greg Conkling, owner of Greg’s Pharmacy, decided to step in and provide teddy bears to Bluffton Hospital exclusive- ly, after some persuasion from Bluffton Community Hospital Auxiliary member Mary Emma Triplett. Now, Greg’s Pharmacy works in conjunction with the Bluffton Community Hospital Auxiliary to make sure the bears are in ade- quate supply at the hospital to be handed out to the ap- propriate patients. “I think it’s a great idea for children to be able to come to the hospital and have a friendly teddy bear by their side while they are there. We’re happy to partic- ipate in anything that helps the community and people as well,” Conkling said. Teddy Bear Fund Marches into Another Year at Hospital by Austin Arnold by Austin Arnold Bluffton First United Methodist Church held its annual Election Day Lunch and Supper on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Additional photos of the lunch can be found on page A3. Photo by Kathryn Tschuor

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On Friday, November 11, 2011, the nation will be observing Veterans Day. A ceremony in Bluffton will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the high school, with a demonstra-tion of properly retiring an American fl ag (weath-er permitting) and several local speakers will share a few words. One of the speakers will be lifelong resident Morris Groman, a veteran of the Korean War. Groman graduated from BHS in 1947 and had several classmates enlist in the military, however, he decided to continue his education right away and attended Bluffton College. He started off in pre-engi-neering but then switched his course of study to chemistry, which was a decision he would later be very thankful for. Not long after receiving his degree, in chemistry, he was drafted into the war. He was sent off to infantry basic training in Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, where he spent 16 weeks. He pro-ceeded to spend a month in Fort Lee, Virginia and then went to petroleum school, when it opened, in Staten Island for 23 weeks. Eventually Groman was sent overseas, where he would spend seven months over in Korea, working with petro-leum products the military utilized at that time. Since there was no refi n-ery in Korea, supplies such

as motor gas and jet fuel had to be shipped in (from Japan). Groman, along with others he worked with, were responsible for the quality of petroleum products used by the Army, Air Force, Marines and all civilians, to ensure these items were not contaminated. His expertise in the fi eld of chemistry kept him largely out of harm’s way while serving in Korea. “Dr. Richard Weaver was my chemistry professor and I told him a couple of years ago, indirectly he may have

helped saved my life. Since I had a chemistry degree it kept me from being out in the foxholes. I was fortu-nate in many ways, really,” Groman said. However, suddenly being drafted and sent to a differ-ent part of the country and then eventually shipped off to a different continent, cer-tainly weighed on Groman’s mind, as it would for any-body else in that situation.

At the household of Phil and Pam Weisenbarger, of Bluffton, a third member of the family resides in the garage, and that is a 1930 Franklin Victoria Brougham called “Frankie” (as dubbed by Pam). No matter how fond most people may be of their vehicle, most would probably not consider their car a member of the family. But, after much time and hard work, considering how much joy the car has brought to Phil and Pam, it is only natural for “Frankie” to be a pseudo member of the Weisenbarger family.

Phil has always had a love for cars. It stems back to 1957 when he and his father pur-chased an automobile. Then several years later, in 1961, when Phil was 19 years old, he was driving around in Ada, just looking for old cars (as he routinely did back then), and saw something he could not pass up. On the corner of Route 81 and Main Street (in Ada), sat the 1930 Frank-lin Victoria Brougham. Phil spent every penny he had to purchase the vehicle.

“I looked at it on the street corner and went back to my father and told him what it was. He was excited and en-couraged me to get it. He ac-

tually loaned me a hundred dollars, which I had to pay back later, but we went over and bought the car,” Phil said.

Phil bought the car from a gentleman named Harlo Povenmire, who had bought the car new in Lima, Ohio. Although the car was in good shape when he purchased it, there were many components that needed to be added and restored for the car to be com-plete. He drove the Franklin around for three years before running into a mechanical problem, which sort of started the beginning of the restora-tion project, as he would con-tinue to work on it through the late 60’s and early 70’s. However, as life went on and the children came along, there was less and less time to dedicate to the car and even-tually the Franklin would make its way through several storage garages around town. But, within the last decade, as life has gotten a little less hectic, Phil has been able to put in the time and work the car has needed, especially now that he has been retired for four years.

On top of the time com-mitment and energy spent, the diffi culty in acquiring parts for the rare vehicle added to making the restoration pro-cess a painstaking one.

“The challenge is, fi rst of

all, to fi nd the part. Second of all, to fi nd someone who has it and wants to sell. And, third, is to fi nd it at a price that is reasonable,” Phil said.

No matter what is on the list, in regards to fi xing the car, Phil said there always seemed to be something new that popped up that often led to a change in the direction of the project.

“You have to work piece by piece and part by part, you end up going down side roads all the time. You thought you were going to get this done this week and never even get back to it,” Phil said.

This past August, the car was fi nally fi nished. How-ever, fi nished should be a word used loosely, as there is always some tweaking to be done along the way, as both Phil and Pam pointed out.

Since the Franklin has been in Phil’s possession for so long (50 years) it has not only become a hobby for him, but for his wife Pam as well. Pam has not only helped hold and hand parts to Phil while he has worked on the car, she has also encouraged him to continue to restore it through-out the years, when it seemed like it never would be fi n-ished.

Morris Groman’s military photo. Submitted by Morris Groman

continued on page A8

Lifelong Bluffton Native Shares Military Experience

See Page A3 for Information on See Page A3 for Information on Bluffton’s Veterans Day ObservanceBluffton’s Veterans Day Observance

Local Classic Car Enthusiast Completes 50-Year Project

Members of the Bluffton Hospital pose with the teddy bears that are handed out to pediatric patients. Left to right: Bill Watkins, Deb Weihrauch, Tom Troph, Nicki Keuneke, Amy Beach and Kayla Hughes. Photo by Austin Arnold

by Austin Arnold

continued on page A3

Election Day Lunch, Nov. 8, 2011

Pam and Phil Weisenbarger stand in front of their 1930 Franklin. Photo by Austin Arnold

Seven years ago, in the fall of 2004, a notable partnership between a lo-cal business and the Bluff-ton Hospital began. Greg’s Pharmacy began donating teddy bears to children vis-iting the ER department at Bluffton Hospital. It is es-timated that 500 to 1,000 teddy bears are donated each year, as they are handed out on a daily basis to pediatric patients and anyone else that may be comforted by them, including special needs adults. Nicki Keuneke, clinical manager of the ER department, said the bears provide a little comfort to the patients she works with.

“It helps boost their spir-its a little bit, it [the ER] can be a pretty scary place for

them at times, so it helps a lot,” Keuneke said. “When they get the bears, they usu-ally have a big smile on their face, because they’re usu-ally not expecting it.”

The teddy bear fund was started by a Wapako-neta man named Russell A. McLean, who initially start-ed handing out teddy bears in Lima Hospitals many years ago. The effort then spread to all hospitals in Al-len County and soon Bluff-ton Hospital was included. The teddy bear fund was promoted by Easter Straker, a former host of a Lima tele-vision program, making it a popular cause. However, after the two infl uential promoters retired, the teddy bear fund became essen-tially exhausted until Greg Conkling, owner of Greg’s

Pharmacy, decided to step in and provide teddy bears to Bluffton Hospital exclusive-ly, after some persuasion from Bluffton Community Hospital Auxiliary member Mary Emma Triplett.

Now, Greg’s Pharmacy works in conjunction with the Bluffton Community Hospital Auxiliary to make sure the bears are in ade-quate supply at the hospital to be handed out to the ap-propriate patients.

“I think it’s a great idea for children to be able to come to the hospital and have a friendly teddy bear by their side while they are there. We’re happy to partic-ipate in anything that helps the community and people as well,” Conkling said.

Teddy Bear Fund Marches into Another Year at Hospital

by Austin Arnold

by Austin Arnold

Bluffton First United Methodist Church held its annual Election Day Lunch and Supper on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Additional photos of the lunch can be found on page A3. Photo by Kathryn Tschuor

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It seems to me that one of the favorite pastimes of Americans is complaining. And, we’re rather accom-plished at it. The Occupy Wall Street protests seem chiefl y to have coalesced around a few complaints: that 1% of Americans have ac-cumulated the lion’s share of any income gains that have accrued to Americans over the past 30 years; that those responsible for the recent economic crisis not only have not been held to account, but have, in fact, prospered; that a college education has become so expensive that students are burdened with crushing debt at the very time when jobs for graduates have become diffi cult to fi nd; that not only has Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested that cor-porations are people, but the Supreme Court has conferred personhood on corporations in its recent Citizens United decision regarding campaign contributions; and that the U.S. Congress, in fact, the entire political system, seems to have been bought and paid for by big-money interests.

Anyone who even occa-sionally reads these Rumi-nations will not be surprised

that I largely sympathize with each of the above-enumerat-ed complaints. I have of-fered my opinion on several of them in past columns. I will further admit that I’ve been surprised that some citi-zen uprising hasn’t happened before now. It has seemed to me that the great American enterprise has gone off the track over the past 40 or so years, tilting the playing fi eld to the disadvantage of the middle class. (And, I hope I can speak of the middle class without being accused of class warfare.) The median income of all Americans, that is the point at which half earn more and half earn less, has barely budged beyond keeping pace with infl ation. The share of the national in-come and the national wealth amassed by the wealthy has ballooned.

It can logically be argued that this situation is the natu-ral outcome of a meritocracy where economic benefi ts ac-crue to the most talented, the most hard-working, the most entrepreneurial and risk tak-ing individuals who create wealth and jobs. And, al-though this argument admits that the benefi ts of a growing economy are unequally dis-

tributed, signifi cant benefi t also is shared by the rest of the population as the economic growth creates employment opportunities throughout the system. We’ve heard this po-sition explained as “A rising

tide lifts all boats” or as the “trickle-down” theory. The only serious fl aw in this the-ory is that in practice, it sim-ply doesn’t work. Since the Reagan years, income taxes on the wealthy have steadily been reduced. Industry after industry has been deregu-lated. Business-friendly ad-ministrations and legislatures have created a climate where corporate America has pros-pered. Working families, on the other hand, have found that even two incomes are inadequate to maintain the standard of living that Ameri-cans had come to expect and

enjoy.As business has become

globalized, we’ve seen a race to the bottom as companies chase lower wage workers, fi rst to Mexico, then to China, then to Vietnam, Thailand,

and other low-wage Asian, African, Caribbean and Latin American countries. Even national governments have engaged in competitive low-ering of corporate tax rates to lure international corpora-tions’ factories and offi ces.

Meanwhile, our nation’s infrastructure of highways, bridges, and public sewer and water systems has decayed. Our public education system has become second-rate. Our higher education system has become unaffordable. We’ve been unable to come up with a system to control the es-calation of health care ex-

penses. The social safety net has frayed. And the number of American children living in poverty has continued to grow.

So, has America lost its way? Is there reason for the “Occupy” movement to com-plain? You bet! What’s the solution? Do we need more of the policies we’ve been following for the past 40 or so years – lower taxes, less cor-porate regulation, further re-ductions in social programs? Every American must answer according to his or her own conscience.

There are a few actions I believe can begin to make a difference. For one thing, I hope the “Occupy” protesters are prepared to get involved in encouraging the rest of us to vote. Get people involved and get them registered to vote and to the polls. I hope all parents will get involved in their children’s education – read to and with them when they’re preschoolers, meet and encourage their teachers, review their homework, and advocate for better schools. Educate yourself about the issues that are being con-sidered in Congress and the State Legislature and let your representatives know what

you think. And, closer to home, think

about the impact of the state-ments you make on the civil-ity of our conversations. We need to lower the tempera-ture of our political debates and re-learn how to respect people and opinions that differ from us and our opin-ions. Further, we need to be compassionate with people who are suffering, whether from the economic malaise in which our country is current-ly mired or from medical or emotional problems we can’t fully comprehend.

Sure, America is in a funk. But I believe that in the long run, our problems are no match for our ability to over-come them. I hope our po-litical leaders can fi nd a way to stop dwelling on what’s wrong in America and start focusing on what is good and virtuous and possible. The American spirit has always fed on optimism and hope for a better future. I recall the phrase from an inspirational song I haven’t heard for a long, long time. “If everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be.” Things will get better if each of us takes responsibility for our corner of the world.

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Veterans Day Letter:Veterans Day Letter:The following letter on the meaning of Veterans Day was discovered and submitted by Bluff-

ton American Legion member Dennis Morrison.

While many realize that Veterans Day, which always falls on November 11, is a day to honor our Veterans, few realize the historical signifi cance behind the day.

Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day and marked the end of hostilities of World War I that occurred at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month. Therefore, the day is always recognized on November 11th, regardless of the day of the week the 11th falls on.

In 1919, President Wilson commemorated the fi rst Armistice Day with these words:“To us in America, the refl ections of Armistice Day will be fi lled with solemn pride in the

heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations...”

The day was originally set aside to honor the Veterans of World War I with a day of parades and remembrances as well as a pause in activities at 11am on the day.

In 1938, it was made a legal federal holiday for all.However, after World War II and the Korean War, Congress recognized a need to expand the

meaning of the day to recognize all of our Veterans and not just those of World War I.In 1954, the word “Armistice” was replaced with “Veterans” as a way to formally include all

Veterans of all American wars in the day of remembrance.Today, Veterans Day is a federal holiday which many cities celebrate with parades and cer-

emonies.In Washington, D.C., there are ceremonies throughout the city including a wreath laying at

Arlington National Cemetery.Veterans Day is a day not only to remember those who died in service to our country, but

also to recognize those who continue to serve today.Americans are encouraged to say thank you to those who fulfi ll this patriotic duty to main-

tain the freedoms of our country. This year, Veterans Day, November 11, 2011, falls on Friday.

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Here are a couple of shots taken during lunchtime on Tuesday, as many stopped by Bluffton First United Methodist to get a quick bite in the middle of the day. Photos by Kathryn Tschuor

Bluffton High School’s student of the month for Octo-ber is senior Jenna Buroker. She is the daughter of Dar-rell and Rhonda Buroker. Jenna is a member of the Art Club, Show Choir, National Honor So-ciety and Northwest Conference Sports-manship Committee. Her interests include Bible study, volley-ball, dancing, hang-ing out with friends,

watching movies, reading and music. Jenna participated in volleyball. Special awards include: Second Team All League for volleyball (grades 11, 12), Pirate Award for volleyball (grades 11, 12), Best Defense for volley-ball (grades 10, 11, 12) and Top Student in U.S. History (grade 10). Jenna has also participated in Post-Second-ary Options, which include calculus, personal and com-munity health concerns and arts and crafts. She plans on pursuing a study of nursing.

The American Legion Post 382 will observe Vet-erans Day, Friday, Novem-ber 11, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Bluffton High School. Speakers for the observance will be Bluffton American Legion Post Commander John Wagner, Misha Gro-

man, Senior Patrol Leader of the Bluffton Boy Scouts, and Morris Groman. All high school and middle school students and the pub-lic are invited to view this Observance.

On Friday evening, No-vember 11, 2011, The Bluff-

ton American Legion Post 382 will be serving a free Ham & Bean Dinner at the Bluffton Town Hall, third fl oor, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All veterans and their spouses are invited to attend.

BHS Student of the Month

Bluffton Voters Take a Lunch Break

Cory-Rawson Middle School, First Nine Weeks Honor Roll

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Students earning all A’s

Fifth Grade – Kacy Ch-isholm, Allison Rutherford,

Sixth Grade – Ethan Caw-ley, Clarissa Ramirez, Ve-ronica Risner, Hayley Waltz, Nathan Zuercher

Seventh Grade – Brit-tany Boehm, Abygail Collert, Chloe Parke, Caroline Schutz

Students earning all A’s and B’s

Fifth Grade – Faith Dear-

wester, Patrick Dearwester, Amanda Green, Allison Hel-dman, Tim Peace, Jacob Rad-abaugh, Matthew Roth, Kara Schultz, Kyle Schultz, Kylee Simpson, Cierra Stanfi eld, Zakk Stiles, Blake Wilson, Madelyn Wolfarth, Brittany Woodruff

Sixth Grade – Josh Au-gustine, Hannah Bixler, Amanda Collert, Amber Ed-son, Jonathan Hoorman, Wy-att Karcher, Logan Kempf, Alyson Kettels, Taylor Kloeppel, Madison Miracle, Elaina Phalen, Haley Ross-

man, Savannah Traucht

Seventh Grade – Ma-son Cook, Mackinzie Hart-ley, Avery Holland, Garrett Kisseberth, Ethan Korpics, Daisy Meyer, Emily Phillips, Bryce Tuttle, Todd Washer, Austin Young

Eighth Grade – Shaylin Barnd, Rachel Breitigam, Kylee Desgranges, Mycala Kloeppel, Carissa Kussmaul, Zachary Ream, Rebecca Schutz,

Fifth Grade All A: Ri-ley Larcom, Brooke Mey-er, Jackson Ridge, Peyton Traxler

Fifth Grade All A/B: El-lie Alexander, Alaina Bas-inger, Hayden Blank, Jared Breece, Zebulon George, Gage Hovest, Kieren Mat-son, Nicholas Meyer, Bren-nen Morman, Austin Niese, Nicholas Norton, Macy Rie-man, Olivia Schulte, Sarah Schutz

Fifth Grade Merit Roll: Katherine Boisvert, Addilyn Diller, Taelor Ferrell, Zach-ary Ferris, Samantha Inbody, Kaileigh Morris

Sixth Grade All A: Cole

SchwabSixth Grade All A/B:

Amelia Arthur, Zachary Basinger, Courtney Ben-roth, Andrew Buess, Keri Burkhart, Makenna Diller, Breanna Geren, Kennedy Hutton, Ryan Lee, Joseph Luttfring, Grant Murphy, Carter Nofziger, Eli Phillips, Gena Powell, Alexa Schulte, Adam Schwab, Joshua Shar-tell, Tristan Smucker, Cath-erine Walker

Sixth Grade Merit Roll: Stevie Brooks, Paige Fenstermaker, Jaden Jen-kins, Drew Johnson, Lu-cas Neuenschwander, Ryan Shartell, Ethan Steiner, Jer-emiah Torres

Seventh Grade All

A: Korri Basinger, Sarah Baumgartner, Gunner Stall, Zane Traxler, Kyle Verhoff

Seventh Grade All A/B: Kelsey Basinger, Madison Bockrath, Samantha Brooks,

Mia Carrillo, Catherine Doseck, Paiten Dulaney, Erin Goedde, Jordan Guth-rie, Presley Hovest, Toria Hovest, Logan Ladden, Alexa Maag, Adrian Mari-nelli, Layton McCullough, Wade McCullough, Jordan Meyer, Kristen Mullins, Lil-lian Parker, Thomas Schulte, Luke Stall, Jason Walther

Seventh Grade Merit Roll: Jordan Hopkins, Hunt-er Larcom, Kalista Thain, Erik Young

Eighth Grade All A:

Cole Alexander, Audrey Far-thing, Destini Fenbert, Kayla Rieman

Eighth Grade All A/B: Hannah Brooks, Matthew Buess, Karissa Dorn, Pa-tience Facenbaker, Ethan Fleming, Matthew Goedde, Courtney Hovest, Hunter Hovest, Shana Hovest, Brooke Kuhlman, Serena Maag, Jenaleigh Ridge, Tay-lor Slone, Andrew Von Stein

Eighth Grade Merit Roll: Heidi Dena Cherry, Timmothy Koepplinger, Lydia Lugibihl, Tyler Morris

Ninth Grade All A: Ja-

cob Basinger, Kaitlyn Co-nine, Colin Fenstermaker, Mackenzie Swary, Olivia Velasquez, Shea Watkins

Ninth Grade All A/B: Anthony Burkhart, Ad-dison Diller, Christopher Doseck, Annika Geewe, Garrett Gerdeman, Breana Hovest, Grant Lugibihl, Ja-cob Miller, Carolyn Morris, Alexander Sanchez, Kylee Stainbrook, Bradley Wal-ther, Alex Weaver, Benjamin

Weaver Tenth Grade All A:

Summer Burkholder, Mor-gan Farthing, Bryant Hovest, Ronald Hovest, Kaitlin McOwen, Vivian Nofziger, Ericka Russell, Seth Schmenk

Tenth Grade All A/B: Ashley Alt, Jessica Fernan-dez, Korey Hall, Brianna Hegemier, Hunter Hermiller, Samuel Herr, Reed Hovest, Megan Maag, Vanessa Mc-Cullough, Alex Osborn, Brian Schneck, Jenna Sigler, Elizabeth Weaver

Eleventh Grade All A:

Aaron Higley, Tyler Maag, Caleb Tijerina, Nicholas Walther

Eleventh Grade All A/B: Abram Basinger, Keri Co-nine, Dakotah Frederick, Brianna Kuhlman, Jonathan Meyer, Justin Ritchey, Sar-ah Utendorf, Jonathan Von Stein, Ashley Williams

Twelfth Grade All A:

Taylor Hiegel, Ciara Hovest, Megan Hovest, Christina Howe, Lucis Ladden, Aman-da Miller, Kaci Miller, Laura Nemire, Alyssa Niese, Me-gan Schneck, Victoria Siefk-er, Candace Vance

Twelfth Grade All A/B: Levi Blank, Allison Blaski, Ellie Braidic, Joshua Breece, Jessica Dotson, Candace Frey, Levin Hovest, Paige Inbody, Rachel Kahle, Owen Lugibihl, Jesslyn Ridge, Grant Schumacher, Marissa Schutz, Nathan Schutz, Kait-lyn Thain, Chris Wagler

Pandora-Gilboa Honor Roll, First Nine Weeks

HORNET HALL OF FAME - ALL A’s

FRESHMEN: Matthew Alspach, Danielle Bad-ertscher, Christin Frommer, Kara Galvan, Ian Moser, Me-gan Ritter, Kendra Tuttle, Ra-chel Welch

SOPHOMORES: Grant Ford, Mikaela Kussmaul, Ra-chel Law, Courtney Rettig, Kelsey Rettig, Hannah Roe-bke, Kyle Rossman, Abigail Schultz, Matthew Schutz, Mason Waltz

JUNIORS: Alyssa Collert, Courtney Dulle, Erica Frantz, Alexis Gauss, Tyler Harris, Elliott Ice, Abbigail James, Erika Nigh, Jessica Ream, Jason Sands, Aaron Welch, Jaron Welty, Shelby Wood-ward

SENIORS: Jeremiah Al-spach, Emily Rettig, Court-ney Ritter

THOSE HAVING B’S OR BETTER -

FRESHMEN: Timothy Brooker, Mariah Burkhold-er, Adrienne Erford, Caleb George, Kathryn Henry, Erika Jones, Amie-Jo Rick-secker, Kyle Sands, Jaden Stahl, Rebekah White, Mi-chael Witte

SOPHOMORES: Kerri-gan Besse, Noah Breitigam, Austin Brown, Chelsea Burk-holder, Logan Cawley, Jessi-ca Doolittle, Ryan Egts, Jor-dan Hector, Taylor Heldman, Darren Henry, Mallory Hiser, Aubriann Hobbs, Bryce Ho-telling, Taylor Marker, Dana Miller, Jonathan Quinlan, Gentille Ricker, Grant Ris-ner, Heath Risner, Kiley Scott, Natasha Shields, Mary Spears, Aubry vonStein, Alexis Wade, Brent Warren

JUNIORS: William Bi-

bler, Caleb Breitigam, Josie Duncan, Sarah Hartman, Tessa Heitmeyer, Ashtyn Hobbs, Nicole Hulihan, Brett Kloeppel, Kyle Lanquist, Ben March, Jordan Mat-tice, Hillary McClish, Drew Melton, Celeste Montgom-ery, Corey Osborne, Kelsey Reese, Christopher Reich-ley, Zachary Smith, Maycen Ward, Paige Wieman, Kait-lyn Wolfarth

SENIORS: Mason Ban-ner, Lauren Breitigam, Alexis Collert, Daniel Curth, Alex Edson, Jake Fox, Troy Fommer, Kristen Hershey, Josh Hill, Austin Lanquist, Chelsey Lytle, Grant Mar-shall, Logan Osborn, Mi-chelle Rettig, Lauren Schim-moeller, Justin Simpson, Tessa Simpson, Ashley Stine, Chance Truman, Kresana Ward, Garrett Wieman, Mor-gan Woodward

Cory-Rawson High School, First Nine Weeks Honor Roll

“Well, of course, with most anything, not knowing what to expect was diffi cult at times,” Groman said. Even with the doubt and apprehension of being sent to war, Groman said he was still glad to be a part of the effort, which was to main-tain the freedoms of the South Koreans. “When we were there, we helped South Korea from going under communist rule and helped to keep their freedoms,” Groman said. When Groman was shipped back to the United States, after his service, it took 14 days to get back home, which he pointed out because, now, it only takes about 24 hours for most military personnel to get back. Once Groman was home he went on to continue a career in chemis-try, working for two years at the Pillsbury feed mix plant in Lima. He would go on to work for Standard Oil of Ohio (SOHIO) for 30 years. He would also be a manager

for Riley View Apartments for ten years. He retired in 1985. Groman has also been involved, and still is, in the Bluffton Community. He served as Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop #256 for six years, he served on Village Council for two terms, has been a member of the Bluffton Lions Club for 20 years, is a longtime mem-ber of the Bluffton American Legion, is a member of the Bluffton Shuffl eboard Club and is a part of the Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity of Ohio (VOSH Ohio). VOSH Ohio is an organization, also support-ed by the Lions Club, that collects thousands of used prescription eye glasses from the area, and across the state, cleans and fi xes them up and then takes them over to third world coun-tries to hand out to people in need of glasses. Groman has traveled to Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala,

Nicaragua, Venezuela, Poland and Ukraine to dis-tribute glasses along with others involved in the effort. Groman has been a part of 12 of these mission trips altogether. Being a part of VOSH Ohio stems from a lesson Groman learned in the military, and that is the importance of volunteer work. Groman just celebrated his 82nd birthday on Monday (November 7). And, from someone who has picked up a wealth of knowledge and stories throughout the years, he shared some advice all should take into consider-ation on Friday. “The slogan for veterans is, ‘freedom is not free.’ It’s costly not only fi nancially but in lives lost too. It’s important to remember that and we need to make sure to hold on to our freedoms, that’s for sure,” Groman said

On Veterans Day, No-vember 11, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. the Al-len County Sheriff’s Honor Guard will be at the Scout House 752 W. Robb Av-enue (just west of the F.O.P. Hall). The Honor Guard will

be available to fold or refold any fl ag that is brought in to military standards. If some-one has been presented a fl ag and it needs to be folded or refolded for display, the Honor Guard will fold the fl ag at no charge. In addi-

tion, if anyone has a dam-aged or worn fl ag that needs destroyed they may drop it off for proper disposal. This service is not only being of-fered to all veterans but to all citizens of the community.

Announcements from the Bluffton Public Library“WIMPY KID” RELEASE PARTY TO BE HELD AT BLUFFTON LIBRARY

Bluffton Public Library will host an after-school program on Tuesday, November 15, to celebrate the release of the sixth book in the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, Cabin Fever. The program will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. No reg-istration is required for this program, and any fan of the book series may attend. “Children planning to attend the party should brush up on their ‘Wimpy Kid’ knowledge to compete for prizes in our trivia games,”

said youth services coordi-nator Rikki Unterbrink. For more information on any of the October Halloween programs, please inquire at the library, call 419-358-5016 or e-mail Unterbrink at [email protected].

BLUFFTON LIBRARY ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY CLOSING

Bluffton Public Library will be closed from November 24-26 in obser-vance of Thanksgiving. The library will reopen on Monday, November 28,

at 9:30 a.m. Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly.

MAPLE CREST BOOK DISCUSSION SLATED

A discussion of Tatiana de Rosnay’s book Sarah’s Key will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Monday, November 28, at 2:30 p.m. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton. Copies of the book may be requested at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

Bluffton’s Veterans Day Observance Information

Flag Folding, Disposal Available in Allen County

Bluffton Native/ Korean War Vet Shares Experience

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Jason Troutner, a senior at Worthington Kilbourne High School, had the top score for the second straight year at Bluffton University’s annual mathematics contest for high school students, held Nov. 5. Repeating as runner-up, meanwhile, was Gavin Donley, a home-schooled senior from Mansfi eld, Ohio. Yuliya Klochan, a soph-omore at Worthington Kilbourne, and Findlay High School senior Michaela Marincic tied for third in the 10th annual event, in which 80 students from 19 high schools—plus home-schooled students—compet-ed. The top 10 scorers on the one-hour test represented nine schools. Tying for fi fth place were junior Billy Reeves of Doylestown Chippewa High School, senior Stephanie Grube of Plymouth, junior

Alex Swick of Lima Central Catholic and s o p h o m o r e David Nester of Bluffton. Junior Kristin Scott of Lima Shawnee and sophomore George Roth of Ayersville round-ed out the top 10. Cash prizes are awarded to the top 15 fi nishers in the contest, which is sponsored by Bluffton’s math department and admissions offi ce. The scores of seniors consider-ing the university may be used to award renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 per year.

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The Bluffton High School Drama Club has announced its fall plays for 2011. They are: The Case of the Disappearing Choir and Big Bad. The Case of the Disappearing Choir is an audience participatory mys-tery, by Tom & Celesta Letchworth. The choir is on their summer tour when their bus breaks down out-side a scary-looking man-sion. Cassandra ‘’Cassie’’ Role (the cook) welcomes the choir in from the storm while Ann Suzy Astic (the choir director) calls for a tow truck. But when she returns, all but three singers are miss-ing! Where are they? And who is responsible for their disappearance? Could it be the remaining choir members – Bo Ring,

Ariel “Ari” Head, or Clara Sill? Or perhaps the bus driver, Abel D’Drive? Or…could it be…Red Butler? It’s up to the audience to decide! Big Bad is a smart and wickedly funny play that lets the audience determine the outcome, by Alec Strum. The most notorious crimi-nal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged. Now, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest — the Evil Stepmother and the Fairy Godmother — will clash (on live Court TV, no less, with Sydney Grimm as commentator!) in a trial that will be remembered forever after. As Little Red Riding

Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of the Boy Who Cried Wolf testify, the wolf seems deserving of all that’s coming. But, even though the disreputable Evil Stepmother couldn’t be less interested in pro-bono work on such an obviously futile defense, Mr. Wolf makes a good case for himself. Was he born a criminal, or made one? Perhaps he does deserve compassion instead of condemnation? What will the verdict be? Only the jury — the audi-ence — can decide, when the doddering old Judge invites them to determine the outcome of the trial... and the play! Performances are November 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. on the Middle School stage.

BHS Announces Fall Plays

Dr. Norman Wirzba

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Seniors Repeat as Math Contest Winners

Jason Troutner (left) and Gavin Donley placed fi rst and second, respectively, for the second straight year at Bluffton University’s annual math contest for high school students.

On two occasions within the past two weeks we’ve had reports of a middle aged black male attempting to “quick change” the cashier working the counter. Both incidents have taken place at businesses along State Route 103.

In one incident, the black male was accompanied by another slightly younger black male. The younger male distracted the cashier while the transaction was taking place. The older

male then began a process of asking for change for a large denomination bill.

Our second incident involved the same black male, but this time he had two other black males with him. The two asked for an application, which created a diversion while the cashier was giving change back for the purchase. The male asked for change for the large bill, which started the process all over again.

All businesses who

handle cash sales should be alert to this activity. We be-lieve the vehicle involved is a white four door car, but do not have a license plate.

Anyone experiencing a similar incident should im-mediately STOP any money exchange and close your cash drawer. If the person persists, let them know you are calling the police to as-sist with straightening out the situation. Then call the police (911).

Announcement from Rick Skilliter, Bluffton Police Chief

October 01-A Vance St. resident re-

ported that unknown people were in her residence. Of-fi cers checked the area and there was no sign of anyone having been there. Drug paraphernalia was also tak-en from the residence.

-A N. Main St. business reported that they had found a bicycle on their property.

-Offi cers received an en-velope containing cash and credit cards that was found on Jackson St.

October 02-Offi cers took an assault

complaint in regards to an incident that happened at a school dance.

October 03-A County Road 33

resident reported than an unknown male subject in a black SUV attempted to get her son to come to his ve-hicle after school.

October 08-Police responded to

Bluffton University and took a Breaking and Enter-ing complaint. Unknown persons had attempted to steal a television and fur-niture from a University owned building.

October 11-Police responded to

a Vance St. residence in response to the resident seeing people in her resi-dence. After a search of the residence it was determined that no one had been in the residence.

October 13 -Offi cers respond-

ed to a SR 103 business in response to an assault com-plaint.

-Offi cers respond-ed to a car/deer traffi c crash on N. Bentley Road.

October 14-Police received a theft

complaint from a Pandora resident who stated that a calculator had been stolen while at Bluffton Middle School.

-Police responded to a non-injury traffi c crash in the 500 block of SR 103. Teddy Garfi eld, 60, of Brant Michigan was cited for a Right of Way violation. The

case is pending in Bluffton Mayor’s Court.

October 16 -Offi cers assisted

Allen Count Sheriff’s Of-fi ce with a theft complaint at an Augsburger Rd resi-dence.

October 18 -A N. Jackson St.

resident reported that her neighbor had brought her daughter home from school without permission

-Offi cers assisted the Hancock County Sheriff’s Offi ce with a Domestic Vio-lence complaint at a CR 28 residence.

October 20 -A Columbus

Grove resident reported that his son was not being properly supervised while he was at his mother’s resi-dence.

-Police responded to a non-injury traffi c crash at the intersection of Coun-ty Line Rd and SR 103. Steven Rettig, 40, Bluffton was issued a citation for As-sured Clear Distance Ahead and that case is pending in Bluffton Mayor’s Court.

October 21- A Jefferson St. resident

reported that someone had slashed a tire and scratched the paint on her vehicle.

October 25 -A Lawn Ave. resi-

dent reported fi nding a very young child standing on his front sidewalk and he didn’t know where she belonged. Offi cers were able to locate the mother, who stated that her daughter had opened the door and left without her knowledge.

-Offi cers respond-ed to non-injury traffi c crash in the 100 block of S. Jack-son St. Amber Williams, 28 of Spencerville was is-sued a citation for Rules for Starting and Backing. The case is pending in Bluffton Mayor’s Court.

October 26 -A Harrod resi-

dent reported that his car had been stolen while it was parked at an Eastland Drive residence. The car was located a short time

later South of Bluffton on County Line Rd and had been crashed into a ditch.

-Offi cers respond-ed to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on Railroad St. Upon investigating the vehicle they discovered several juveniles in the ve-hicle smoking marijuana. One of the juveniles was charged with possession of drugs and that case is pend-ing in Hancock County Ju-venile Court.

October 27 -A Garmatter St.

resident reported seeing someone peering into her windows in the early morn-ing hours of the day. While looking into this matter, Of-fi cers heard from another Garmatter St. resident who reported a similar incident happening recently.

-Offi cers respond-ed to an injury traffi c crash at the intersection of SR 103 and Commerce Ln. Laura Rathburn, 26, of Bluffton was cited for Assured Clear Distance and the case is pending in Bluffton May-or’s Court.

October 28 -A subject that had

repossessed a vehicle re-ported to police that she had found drugs and drug para-phernalia in the vehicle.

October 29 -A Lima resident

reported that he was being harassed while at work in Bluffton.

October 30 -A N. Main St.

resident reported that she had been scammed by an unknown person claiming to be Publishers Clearing House. The resident was asked to send and electroni-cally wire money to the un-known person and did so before realizing that it was a scam.

October 31 -Offi cers took a

complaint from a Louise Cir resident who stated that her daughter had been assaulted while attending school at Bluffton Schools.

October Docket, Bluffton Police Department

American culture generates restlessness, telling people through advertising that what they have—including other people in their lives—isn’t good enough. As a result, many get on a “treadmill,” always looking for something better, Dr. Norman Wirzba said Nov. 1 at Bluffton University. Sabbath sets restlessness aside, though, telling those who take time for it that they, and the ones they’re with, are gifts from God, added the Duke Divinity School profes-sor. “The Sabbath is that time when you learn to refl ect about your life” and to see God in others, said Wirzba, a research professor of theol-ogy, ecology and rural life. It may be, he suggested, one of

the most underutilized, but most important, things to be learned from the Bible, able to prevent people from being perpetually bored, distracted or, in Pink Floyd’s words, “comfortably numb.” Wirzba noted that early Jews—who called the Sabbath “a taste of heaven”—“understood peo-ple can be alive, yet dead at the same time.” And hav-ing a demeanor dead to the world is “an awful place to be,” he said. In addition to being “good at making us rest-less,” advertising further

aims to make consumers unhappy so they’ll spend more money, said Wirzba, also a research professor at Duke University’s Nicholas School for the Environment. He recounted abstaining from television and magazines in his home for years because of advertising, but simply see-ing it in magazines he picked up in his doctor’s waiting room “made me ungrateful for what I had.” But if “the grass is always greener” elsewhere, he main-tained, it’s not really because there’s actually something, or someone, better to be con-tinually pursued, but rather “because you’re not watering where you are.” The person in that situa-tion hasn’t “found out what you already have and ways to

delight in it,” as God intended from the time of creation, Wirzba said. “We’re not pay-ing attention to where we are, and paying attention is profoundly important.” The father of four didn’t exempt himself, acknowl-edging that he wrote the book “Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight” for himself because it’s so tempting not to be attentive. It’s easy to co-exist rather than attend to loved ones when everyone has a full schedule, he added, but making time for each other is essential. And making “mutual delight” with others a prior-ity requires their help, espe-cially in what Wirzba called an “anti-Sabbath culture.” He recalled making his students take an inventory of how they spent their time, which would eventually amount to years spent surfi ng the Internet or watching TV at the expense, he said, of cultivating rela-tionships and tending to the health of each other—and the world. Practicing Sabbath regularly, he recommended, could start with friends get-ting together and asking each other how they could go about it creatively. “The whole week is prepa-ration for Sabbath,” Wirzba said, “and the whole week fl ows from Sabbath.”

Dr. Thomas Streeter, pro-fessor and chair of sociology at the University of Vermont, will address “The Net Effect: What the Internet Tells us about Ourselves” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall. The forum is free and

open to the public. Streeter is the author of the 2010 book “The Net Effect: Romanticism, Capitalism, and the Internet,” a study of the role of culture in the social construction of Internet technology. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree, both in

speech communication, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A facul-ty member at Vermont since 1989, he has also taught at the University of Southern California and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Forum to Examine Internet’s Effect

Make Time for Sabbath, Bluffton Students Urged

The Allen County Commissioners have reap-pointed eleven citizens to serve on the Appeals Board to the Regulations Prohibiting Illicit Discharges to the Separate Storm Sewer System in the Unincorporated Areas of Allen County. Regulations Prohibiting Illicit Discharges to the Separate Storm Sewer System in the Unincorporated Areas of Allen County were adopted in February 2010 to satisfy a state and federal urban storm-water mandate. The Allen County Commissioners have been impressed with the qual-ifi cations, diversity and com-mitment from these eleven individuals and are pleased to make this reappointment through June 2013:Five (5) Members of the Appeals Board (listed alpha-betically) Robert Angus – 5699 Swaney Road Lima, OH 45801 Kevin Bruin – 148

Woodford Terrace Lima, OH 45805 Sheryl Caudill – 2155 W. Hume Rd. Lima, OH 45806 James Michael – 520 Fraunfelter Rd. N. Lima, OH 45807 Chad Ulm – 11115 Ridge Rd. Delphos, OH 45833Six (6) Alternates to the Appeals Board (listed in order) 1st Alternate – James Shrider – 3292 Zurmehly Rd. Lima, OH 45806 2nd Alternate – Connie Miller – 780 Kingswood Dr. Lima, OH 45804 3rd Alternate – John Howard – 102 W. Pearl St. Beaverdam, OH 45808 4th Alternate – Norman Grigsby – 3600 Fawn Court Lima, OH 45807 5th Alternate – Jim Doute – 1876 Lowell Ave. Lima, OH 45805 6th Alternate – Paul

J. (Jim) Walther – 3820 Meadowview Dr. Lima, OH 45805 The Allen Soil and Water Conservation District is the administering agency for the Illicit Discharge Program in Allen County. By defi ni-tion, an illicit discharge is any discharge to the sepa-rate storm sewer system that is not entirely comprised of stormwater. The Soil and Water Conservation District is responsible for mapping the stormwater system in the urbanized portion of the county, monitoring drainage outfalls into streams, track-ing illicit discharges back to their sources, and seeing that illicit discharges are eliminat-ed. Allen County emphasizes a cooperative and voluntary approach to eliminating illicit discharges. The Illicit Discharge Appeals Board is in place in the event that violators disagree with the process.

Allen County Illicit Dis-charge Board Reappointed

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This article was taken from page 11 of the Thursday, March 10, 1988 Bluffton News.

May Bixel recalls:

“Horseless buggies” or automobiles, as I remem-ber them, in 1910-1915 were not well accepted.

They were for summer and fair weather, and in fall their radiators were drained and they were stored away for the winter.

They were a terror to horses on the road as some horses were deathly afraid of them and often dumped their passengers in the ditch or gave them the wildest ride of their lives.

There were two brothers and a sister who drove past our house to high school with a little, red, high-spirited horse when I was seven or eight years old and often passed us on the road as we were walking to school.

The driver didn’t seem to trust it and was always on the alert to make sure it stayed on the road.

One day it got scared by a passing car, ran into the ditch against a telephone pole, the buggy wheels got caught on the pole and the horse tore the

shafts off the buggy and with the noisy shafts, raced down the road toward us.

We saw and heard it com-ing, ran for the ditch, dropped our

books and dinner buckets and were ready to climb the fence in case it headed toward us, but it ran past us into town.

We wondered if the passengers were hurt but the next morning they drove by again with a more “stable” horse. At any rate, automobiles were considered impractical, a nuisance and just a passing fancy.

At fi rst, there were only fi ve or six cars in or around Bluffton; some passed our place on their way to town. I used to walk to the corner where the mailman put our mail in a box.

One time I got a piece of gravel in my shoe and stopped to get it out. I saw a car coming quite a distance away so I got to the side of the road out of its way. All of a sudden, right behind me, there was this unearthly noise that scared me so that I either jumped or rolled into the ditch.

The driver laughed and cheered and waved, so delighted that he could scare me. He even told my dad about it one time and they considered it a big joke but I thought it a mean trick (I considered him an old fox with a dan-

gerous vehicle). A few years later

there was this man with an old touring car and top down, who always drove past our place so fast to town, some days two or three times. They said he had bought some new farm implements and had to get repairs or further instructions, anyway, he seemed all business and never waved to us.

Our pastor pas-tored three large churches, one in town and two in the country so he had a one-seated car with one small seat in the back for another person.

The seat in front had a top and side curtains but the one seat in back was “open air.” He would come past our place on

Wednesday evenings on his way to prayer meeting.

My sister used to walk to this meeting and when he drove along he would stop and invite her to ride along, but always to sit in the back seat. She enjoyed the ride but when they got to church, her hair was “blown to pieces” and she had to have a scarf along to wear even on a hot summer day when women didn’t wear scarves.

Then there was this watchmaker and watch repairman who had come from Switzerland who passed our place with a shiny new car. He knew the mechanism of his car and took very good care of it and kept it in good con-dition and neat looking.

He drove very slowly, about the speed of a horse and buggy. He drove along so quietly and smoothly and always the same speed.

My mother used to say, “Now in a car like that I wouldn’t mind rid-ing.” Small wonder that this gentleman’s great grandsons are expert in computer and video TV operations.

A couple years ago my daughter and her husband gave me for my birthday, two cop-ies of an old magazine, dated 1905, called the Country Calendar print-ed by Horace McFarland Company, Mount Pleasant Press, Harrisburg, Pa.

This is an origi-nal print, saved through

all these years, well-worn with all pages intact, though some with ragged edges were the most inter-esting ads of that day.

This is the most prized birthday gift I ever received and cost a good price I’m sure. In this magazine are ads of cars and accessories of that period, which are included with this article and show the great advancement of the car industry.

We’ll admit that our country, as other coun-tries have, showed tremen-dous progress in mechani-cal items of all kinds. The Japanese especially have shown superior knowl-edge and ability, and other nations too, and our coun-try has to compete.

Horseless Buggies a Terror to Horses HISTORY PAGEOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY PPPPPA

November 16, 1911 – The “German Settlement” column reported, “Watkins and Kohli of Bluffton were hauling home some fodder from Ben Augsburger’s, when near Levi Oberly’s they noticed a smoke coming up from beneath the load, which was lit by smoking. They could quickly skip from the load with their horses and went home minus the fodder. It is very dangerous to smoke on a load of fod-der.” In other news that week, the newspaper reported the indefi nite closing of the Royal Picture Show business “by fi re marshal Zuber, of Findlay, because the necessary changes in the building had not been made as ordered by him several weeks ago. The proprietor of the show, however had engaged a carpenter to do the work, but the carpenter for some reason postponed or neglected to attend to the request.”

November 12, 1936 – The Readrite Meter Works basketball team was sched-uled to play in the Major Industrial League at Lima. Team members were Bert Swank, Charlie Steiner, Don Wenger, Jim Vogelgesang and Jim Miller. In other news that week, Bluffton College president A.S. Rosenberger announced that D.W. Bixler had been hired as fi nancial representative of Bluffton College.

November 16, 1961 – The Bluffton High School senior class announced a production of a comedic play titled “The Sky’s the Limit.” Cast members were Sandra Edie, Nancy Balmer, Michael Emans, Donna Klingler, Scott Edwards, Joan Emmert, Jim Badertscher, Paula Greding, Dave Barnett, Elizabeth Raid, Nancy Swank, Sue Bash, Steve Basinger and Larry Marshall. In other news that week, offi cers of the Rawson Masonic Lodge were announced: Paul Higbie, worshipful master; Eugene Franks, senior warden; Jake Cogley, junior warden; Que Miller, treasurer; Don Peterson, secretary; Lonnie Powell, senior deacon; and John Welch, junior deacon.

November 13, 1986 – The Harry and Dorothy Ream Christmas display, which consisted of 168 folk art pieces and approximately 7,000 lights, was relocated to Bluffton. “This is the fi rst year since 1939 that the display will not be shown in the Ream front yard in rural Jenera,” the newspaper reported. “Persons working on the committee to make arrangements for setting up the display in Bluffton are Geneva Rammel, Jean Triplett and Nancy King.” In other news that week, Blanche Burche, age 103, had a successful fi shing outing. “Burche was fi shing in a local pond with Ruth Augsburger and Ruth’s great-grandson Joshua Parkins,” the newspaper reported. “Burche told Augsburger…that she’d like to go fi shing sometime this fall. It turned out that the fi sh were really biting.”

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BlufftonBAPTIST - 345 County Line Road. John

McMinn, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:45 a.m.; Evening worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday - AWANA, Bible study and prayer service, 7 p.m.

ENGLISH LUTHERAN - 111 Grove St. Kevin Mohr, pastor. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.

FIRST MENNONITE - 101 S. Jackson St. Steven Yoder, pastor. Louise Wideman, associate pastor. Worship 9:15 a.m., Christian Education 10:30 a.m.

FIRST MISSIONARY - 247 N. Lawn Ave. Rev. Gary Marks, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Thursday, prayer meeting, 7 p.m.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST - 116 Church St. Bryant Miller, pastor. Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

PRESBYTERIAN - 112 N. Main St., Worship 10:15 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 223 W. College Ave. Rev. Carol Clements - Sunday school, 9:00 a.m.; Worship, 10:00 a.m.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC - 160 N. Spring St. Sister Carol Inkrott, pastoral leader. Saturday Mass, 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass 10 a.m.

TRI-COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF GOD - 835 N. Main St. Terry D. Hunt, pastor. Sunday: Christian education 9 a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m.; Evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Monday - Crossfi re Youth Alive, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Lay Leadership Training Institute, Royal Rangers, M’Pact Girls Clubs, 7 p.m.

QUAKER MEETING - (Religious Society of Friends) 118 S. Spring St., Jon and Sally Weaver-Sommer residence; Sunday, 10 a.m., 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays.

Rural BlufftonBETHEL CHURCH OF CHRIST - 4014

Co. Rd. 304, Ada. Minister, Brandon Mayden.Youth Minister, Mike Kupferer; Minister to Seniors, Harrison Underwood. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.;

COUNTY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN - Tom Dearth, pastor. Ray Hadley, associate pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening worship, 7 p.m.

EBENEZER MENNONITE - Corner Columbus Grove-Phillips Roads. Dick Potter, senior pastor, Jim King, co-pastor. Wade Slechter, pastor of student ministries. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.

EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 8375 Phillips Rd. Eric Rummel, pastor. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.

PLEASANT VIEW CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN - Thayer Road, a mile south of St. Rt. 30. Mark Bowyer, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.

RILEY CREEK BAPTIST - Corner Hancock CR 12 and Orange TR 27. David Lanquist, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m.

BLUFFTON TRINITY UMC - 2022 St. Rte. 103 Pastor John Foster Sunday School 9:00 a.m. worship 10:15 a.m. Jenera

TRINITY LUTHERAN - 301 N. Main St., Jenera. Alois Schmitzer III, and Jeffrey Bolwerk, pastors. Worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Christian education, 9:20 a.m. Trinity Lutheran School, grades preschool through 8th grade. An extra service will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. thru August 17.

ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA) - 9340 Twp. Rd. 32, rural Jenera. Steven Edmiston, pastor. Phillip Riegle, youth ministry coordinator. Traditional worship, 7:45 and 9 a.m., contemporary worship, 11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.

JENERA UMC - Pastor John Foster Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Mt. Cory

MT. CORY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Jerry Lewis, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.

PLEASANT VIEW UNITED METHODIST - Twp. Rd. 37. Jerry Lewis, pastor. Sunday school 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m. Rawson

GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP - Pastor David Leman- Corner of County Rd. 37 & CR 313. Web Address: www.gospelfellowshipgfc.org. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Monday Youth 7-8:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study/Prayer Meeting 7-8:00 p.m.

NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST

-208 N. Main St. Michael Armstrong, pastor. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.

TRINITY UNITED - South Main, Terry Ream, pastor. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, Bible study, 7 p.m.

BeaverdamCHURCH OF CHRIST - 308 E. Main

St. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and Jr. church, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Tuesday evening Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting/ Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. at Richland Manor.

ROCKPORT UNITED METHODIST - 5505 Rockport Road, Columbus Grove. Greg Coleman, pastor. Worship, 9 a.m.; Church school, 10 a.m.

Pandora, GilboaGILBOA UNITED METHODIST - 102

Franklin St. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Chapel Belles Boutique and Etc Shop open Thursdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

GRACE MENNONITE - 502 East Main St., Pandora. Dennis Schmidt, pastor. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.

PANDORA CHURCH OF CHRIST - Steve Holbrook, minister. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Missionary - 300 Rocket Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.

RILEY CREEK UNITED METHODIST - Corner Road M and Road 7-L. Mark Hollinger, pastor. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.

ST. JOHN MENNONITE - 15988 Road 4, Pandora. D. Lynn Thompson, preaching and teaching pastor. Dave Stratton, leadership/dis-cipleship pastor. Grace Burkholder, children & family minitries. Paul Ginther, youth director. Worship, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m.: Adult cell group ministry, kids’ choirs; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: POW (Prayer on Wednesday) for adults, Pioneer Club for 3 years old- 6th grade, junior high & senior high youth ministries.

PANDORA UNITED METHODIST - 108 E. Washington St. Duane Kemerley, pastor. Sunday school, 8:30 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.

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Jean M. LewisThe 48th Annual Festival

of Missions will be held No-vember 13-20 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio. The theme this year is: Jesus, You are Worthy”, based on Revelation 5:9. “....You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” Sun-day services are at 10:15 a.m. Evening services begin at 7:00 p.m nightly Sunday through Wednesday. Friday evening is a family meal at 6:00 p.m. A men’s breakfast will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 a.m. and a Ladies Refreshment Hour will be at 10:00 am. on Saturday.

Guest speaker on Nov. 13 will be Dr. Bruce Johnson, president of SIM U.S.A. a global mission, based in Char-lotte N.C. He has more than 35 years of leadership experience in Christian ministry. He has had a consulting practice, as-sisting churches. Dr. Johnson has worked cross-culturally in Asia helping to establish and strengthen indigenous leader-ship ministries. He serves his church as an elder, teacher,

small group leader and mentor. He and his wife, Mary, make their home in Charlotte, N.C.

On Nov. 20 Dr. Timothy Sisk will be the guest speaker. He is chair and professor of World Missions and Evange-lism at Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Sisk served as a mission-ary in Japan for 10 years. He taught church planting, New Testament, and theology at the Kansai Baptist Bible College and has served as president of the Japan Baptist Mission So-ciety. He also served in Bolivia for three years to assist nation-al churches in the formation of a training college. Dr. Sisk and his wife, Donna, have four children.

Other missionaries that will participate are: Scott and Kaitlin Andrews, serving with TEAM and preparing to go to the Czech Republic; Norm and Gwen Bowman are with Glob-al Outreach International in a music, counseling and prayer ministry; Jerad and Amy Diller work with ‘Rally Point’, Lima, Ohio; Paul and Ruth Erdal work with the Slavic Gospel Union; Tim and Tiffany Gal-lant work with Global Part-ners in Cambodia; Don and Ann Leader serve with Findlay

Area Youth for Christ; Dan-iel and Lynn Plett work with TWR in the Slovak Republic; Nick Powell works with Avant Ministries at Echo Ranch Bible Camp, Juneau, Alaska; Dan Reisacher serves with Trans World Radio; Jim and Deb Smith work with Wycliffe As-sociates and are on loan to Ara-maic Bible Translation; Chris-tina Wolber works with Push the Rock Ministries; Kerry Wright, Jr. serves with Con-verge Midamerica in church planting, Louisville, Ky.

There will be special meet-ings for children ages two through sixth grade each eve-ning. The Children’s Mission-ary Adventure will be led by Patti Collins, who has been teaching children’s release classes in Hancock County and Leipsic Schools for more than 25 years.

All services are free and open to the public; however, reservations are needed for the Friday evening family meal, the Saturday morning men’s Breakfast and the Ladies Re-freshment Hour. For more information please call the church at 419-358-8588.

ObituariesObituaries

Jean M. Lewis, 73, died suddenly after a brave fi ght against a very aggressive cancer on November 3rd, 2011 at St. Rita’s Medical Center. She had recently re-turned to Bluffton to enjoy her retirement.

She was born on August 30th, 1938 the daughter of Charles Bernard Lewis and Catherine Bockrath. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She became a registered nurse after completing courses at St. Elizabeth’s Nursing School in Dayton. She followed a friend to Cleveland, Ohio where she met her former husband, Richard Wagner, on a blind date. She had four sons. She returned to school and obtained a Bachelor de-gree in Mathematics in 1973 at Bluffton College. She di-

vorced and started her career in geriatric nursing.

She gave a lifetime of service as a nurse working for many nursing homes. She retired from Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta on October 28th, 2011 after 16 years of service. She de-voted her life to the needs of others and was well known for her selfl ess sacrifi ces she endured to aid her family and her friends.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed quiet times at Grand Lake enjoying a good book. Her favorite author was Agatha Christie. Her passion for words was also displayed in her love of the game of Scrabble. She will be deeply missed

She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Wagner, her brother James

Lewis, and her parents. She is survived by her sons, Kevin Wagner of Bluff-ton, Paul (Tina) Wagner of Middletown, and Daryl (Wendy) Wagner of Dayton, her grandchildren, James Stefan, Jessica Wagner, Bri-gitte Wagner, Sarah Wagner, Joe Wagner, and Cole Wag-ner, her great granddaugh-ter Diamond Wagner, her nephews, Scot Lewis, Brian Lewis, and Bob Lewis, and her extended grandchil-dren, Courtney Peli, Dustin Woost, and Aiden Spatola.

There will be a private memorial service for her family and friends. Arrange-ments are by Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Ser-vices, Bluffton. Online con-dolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.

Upcoming Programs at Eb-enezer Mennonite Church

On Sunday, November 13, at 9:00 a.m., the women of English Lutheran Church will lead a thankoffering worship service in support of the quilt ministry of the congregation’s sewing group. Every year the English Lutheran sewing group puts together anywhere from ninety to one hundred quilts which are then sent off to help persons in need through-out the world through the relief agencies associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, such as Lutheran World Relief, Lutheran Disas-

ter Response, and the World Hunger Appeal. Pastor Kevin Mohr and his wife, Deborah, as former missionary children and then later adult missionaries themselves, have seen donated quilts in use in Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, and Madagascar.

Current members of the sewing group include Louise Amstutz, Ellen Beach, Mary Clark, Irene Green, Treva Shafer, Elnora Stratton, and a resident at Maple Crest, Nao-mi Bosse. The group meets at English Lutheran Church, located at 111 Grove Street,

Bluffton, on the second Tues-day of each month from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m.

A special offering will be received during the thankof-fering service on Sunday to help in the purchasing of ma-terial for making more quilts in the future. Donations may be made to English Lutheran Church, note: quilts. If you have any questions, or would like to help with the making of the quilts, please contact the church at 419-358-2591 or by email at [email protected].

Thankoffering Service Supports Quilt Ministry

Raymond Scoles, 61 of rural Ada died at 7:45 pm November 4, 2011 at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born May 19, 1950 in Bluffton to Allen and Anna Montgomery Scoles. On October 17, 1970 he

married Janet Habegger Triplett and they were di-vorced.

Raymond was a farmer and had worked at Triplett Corp, and McIntosh In-dustries both of Bluffton. He was a 1968 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School and served in the Army Na-tional Guard, Ada Armory. He was an avid Ohio State fan and enjoyed sprint car and NAASCAR racing and tractor pulls. He was a member of the Columbus

Grove Eagles, Ada VFW, and the Findlay Moose.

Raymond is survived by a son, Jeff (Ashley) Scoles of Bluffton, three grandchil-dren, Kenedeye, Kinzer and Kadreye Scoles, three broth-

ers, Ronald (Jackie) Scoles, Randy Scoles and Rick Scoles all of Bluffton and a sister, Barbara VanAtta of Lima.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 am Wednesday at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Rev. John Foster offi ciated. Burial was in Thompson Cemetery, Bluff-ton. Visitation was from 2-4 and 6-8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of fl owers, memorial contri-bution may be made to the American Diabetes Society or the American Cancer So-ciety. Online condolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.

Raymond Scoles

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November 11Heidi WiseWade FarlingGene BadertscherGabe GoldsberryBrandon HuberJennifer WelchJeff PowellMaurice KaufmannDonald Sterrett

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November 14Megan DulleAnna CheneyClarence KookerDavid LeipberSusan HofferJane LeaveckJeremy SmithKevin Gratz

November 15Jameson BusingerNicona BeckerBruno Maroscher

November 16Vette GibsonTonya FrazierErin SteinerBrandi Marie WiremanDavid SchweingruberAshley Brugnone

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are available in the Bluffton News offi ce or online atwww.blufftonnews.com

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTBIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Larry Hoffman, CFO at The First National Bank of Pandora in Pandora, recent-ly graduated from the 2011 OBL Bank Management School sponsored by the Ohio Bankers League. Hoff-man was one of 28 bankers who completed the intensive one-week program in Sep-tember.

One of the longest-stand-ing educational traditions

in the Ohio banking industry, the school was established in 1955. The compre-hensive School of-fers bankers from across the state the opportunity to en-hance their skills in all areas of bank operations and man-agement, and helps them understand the impact changes in the economy have on the profi tability of a bank.

The highlight of the school continued

to be the Bank Executive Simulation where students were divided into groups, se-lected key roles and then had an opportunity to make “re-allife” executive decisions on how to run a bank – all in a risk-free environment – through the BankExecTM software program. This was complemented with sessions

in asset liability, bank invest-ments, strategic planning, risk management and more.

“Students at the OBL Bank Management School get a real sense for what leaders in their banks do on a daily basis, and the challeng-es they face in today’s econo-my,” said Mike Van Buskirk, president & CEO of the Ohio Bankers League. “Graduates need to understand the in-vestment the bank made in each of them represents the belief that each will play an important role in the future of their organization.”

Bank employees at nearly every level can benefi t from the challenging educational opportunities that are offered in a rewarding environment at the OBL Bank Manage-ment School. For more in-formation about next year’s program, scheduled Sept. 16 – 21, contact Susan Poling at 614-340-7611.

Local Banker Receives Banking Di-ploma from Ohio Bankers League

Community CalendarNovember 10—BU W V NCAA

Regional Volleyball Tourn. TBA

PG Book Fair Nov. 7-15

C-R V/JV Football Banquet

C-R Board of Education Meeting 7pm

November 11—Bluffton Area

Chamber of Commerce Mtg -

Town Hall, 3rd Fl. 7:30AM

BU W V NCAA Regional Volleyball Tourn TBA

Bluffton Schools - Grade Cards Distributed

Arlington All Brass Marching Band in Findlay Veterans’ Parade at 6:30pm

Arlington High School Trivia Night at 8:30pm

November 12—

BFR Bench Press Competition

B U W V NCAA Regional Volleyball Tourn TBA

B U M&W Cross Country NCAA Regionals @ Oberlin 11AM

B U V Football @ Defi ance 1:30PM

B U Blended Voices: Music and Worship in the Gospel Tradition concert, 6pm, Founders Hall

PG Girls V/JV BB Scrimmage @ Elmwood10am

C-R Show Choir at Ada Fest

C-R V/JV Boys BB Scrimmage @ Mohawk 10am

C-R V/JV Girls’ Basketball Scrimmage at Lima Sr. 10:30am

November 14—Bluffton Senior

Citizens Dinner Mtg

6PMWeight Watchers - St

Mary’s Church 5:45PMBluffton Club 56 -

For 5th & 6th Graders 3:15PM @ Bluffton Campus Life Room

B l u f f t o n / P a n d o r a Club JV Campus Life - For 7th & 8th Graders 8-9PM @ BCLR

B U Register for spring semester

November 15—TOPS - St. Johns

UCC 6:30PMSenior Exec Club -

Richland Manor 1PMPoinsettia Club -

11:30AMBoy Scouts 7-8:30PMLions Club @ Maple

Crest 11:45AMB l u f f t o n / P a n d o r a

Campus Life - 8-9PM @ Bluffton Campus Life Room

B U Forum pres. by Thomas Streeter, U of Vermont prof. of sociol-

ogy, 11am, Yoder Recital HallPG School Boosters

Meeting 7pm C-R Music Boosters

Meeting 7pmC-R Athletic Boosters

Meeting 7:30pm

November 16—Bluffton Elem - COSI

on Wheels for Grades 3-5

Bluffton Breakfast Club - 7:15-7:55AM @ Bluffton Campus Life Room

Native American culture presented by Clint Myers, Stutzman Lecture Hall, 7pm

Arlington Board of Education Meeting 7pm in elem. library

C-R Quiz Bowl at McComb 4:30pm

C-R V/JV Boys’ BB Scrimmage at North Baltimore 5pm

Zachary & Terri Elsea, of Goose Creek, SC would like to announce the birth of their daughter Claire Marie Elsea. Claire was born at Trident Medical Center at 7:52am on August 30, 2011. She weighed 9lbs and 9oz. Claire’s siblings are Brock, age 4 ½ and Nata-lie, age 2 ½. Claire’s maternal grandparents are Bernadine & Kevin Ludwig of Bluffton, Ohio. Her paternal grandpar-ents are Linda & James Elsea of Findlay, Ohio.

The Cory-Rawson class of 1951 held their 60th reunion at the Centre in Bluffton on Sept. 24, 2011. Those attending were: 1st row: Janice Shafer, Jonna Lee Beach Hart-man, Esther Hartman Kaple, Elinor Bowersox Burkholder, Sue Ann Radabaugh Gratz. 2nd row: Jean Ann Martin Allen, Mary Rosella

Shulaw Smith, Nancy Hartman Snyder, Bet-ty Jean Ream Basinger, Joan Green Warren, Patricia Steiner Miller, Rosemary Montgom-ery Van Atta, Betty Pore Whitcomb, Patricia Ann Latham Shanfelt. 3rd row: Roger Smith, James Benroth, James Rausch, John Bower, John Rogers, Bill Creighton.

CLASS REUNIONCLASS REUNION

Emmanuel United Church of Christ will hold their annu-al Fall Fish Fry on Friday, No-vember 11 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. The menu includes fried battered cod, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, calico beans, a large variety of salads, pies and cakes, plus beverages. The cost is $7.00 for adults

and $3.50 for children 11 and under. Emmanuel is located at 8375 Phillips Rd. Just past the Bluffton Golf Course. Please join us for good food and good fellowship. All proceeds go into our Improvement Fund. Check out our newly installed play area.

Emmanuel UCC’s Annual Fall Fish Fry

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Club NotesRotary ClubMembers meet at 7:30a.m. each Thursday at Jeanne’s Kitchen

Weight WatchersMembers meet at 5:45p.m. each Monday evening at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

O v e r e a t e r s Anonymous Members meet at 9a.m. each Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church

TOPS ClubMembers meet at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening at St. John’s United Church of Christ

ACT: Citizen’s Action Group

Members meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at noon at Common Grounds.

Bluffton Boy ScoutsTroop 256 meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third fl oor of Town Hall, Main Street.

Creative WritersMembers meet the second Monday of each month (September through May) at 2:00 p.m. in the Maple Crest lounge.

To add your organization to Club Notes, call 419-358-8010 or email [email protected]

Turner Weston McCoyOctober 31, 2011

Parents: Brandon & Charlene McCoy Sex: Male

Length: 20 1/2 inchesWeight: 7 lbs., 7 oz.

Resides in Pandora, Ohio

Jennarecia Jayne OrtegaNovember 2, 2011

Parents: Jessica Johnson Sex: Female

Length: 19 1/2 inchesWeight: 7 lbs.

Resides in Findlay, Ohio

Bryn Adele ThinesNovember 5, 2011

Parents: Deborah L. Schmidt & Matthew D. Thines

Sex: FemaleLength: 20 1/2 inchesWeight: 7 lbs., 15 oz.Resides in Lima, Ohio

Conner JamesNovember 7, 2011

Parents: Brent & Heather Clum Sex: Male

Length: 21 inchesWeight: 7 lbs., 9 oz.Resides in Lima, Ohio

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“I’ve been Phil’s biggest cheerleader. I enjoy cars, and I love this car. He’s had it long before the children and I came along, it was something he brought into the marriage,” Pam said. “It’s been a long time in getting it restored so now that we’re retired we look forward to driving it and having fun with it.”

Although Phil has spent countless hours working on the car himself, as he has fi xed the running gear, the chasse and the wiring (among many other things), the Weisenbargers still consider the car a locally contructed project. Many others from the area have put their time and hard work in specifi c parts of the vehicle. Dick Ziessler, of Bluffton, made the trunk fastened at the back of the vehicle, Deb Hohenbrink, of Bluffton, made the window blinds, Jack Putnam, of Bluff-ton, made the metal brackets for the fender lights, Mike Kiamy, of Piqua, OH, did the upholstery work and D&D Restoration, Covington, OH, did some restoration work on the vehicle as well.

“There’s been a lot of people who have been helpful to make this car what it is to-day,” Pam said. “We wouldn’t have been able to do it with-out their help. We are just so grateful for everyone who has helped with the car.”

Phil and Pam are a part of a national club, the H.H. Frank-lin Club, which is a group of Franklin car enthusiasts from across the United States. Ev-ery year there is a get together at Cazenovia College, in New York (near Syracuse), where many Franklin car owners gather to show and drive their respective unique vehicles. Being a part of this commu-nity has been a great experi-ence for Phil and Pam in a couple of different ways. Not only have the Weisenbargers found restoration advice and even parts through the club, they have also found friend-ships as well.

“We’ve established this great group of friends. We

always say, it’s not the cars, we go to see the people,” Phil said.

Phil noted the Franklin club has a motto, and that is, “don’t judge.” The mean-ing is twofold. One is from the fact that the cars are not offi cially judged next to one another during the annual meeting, however, there are ballots cast on which car the members would most like to drive before they go their different ways. The Weisen-bargers have made the trip to Cazenovia, New York seven times and this year was the fi rst year they took their ’30 Franklin, as it was recently completed. Phil’s vehicle happen to win the “Driver’s Choice” award this year, which was humbling for both him and Pam. Phil said, ac-cording to the Franklin Club, his 1930 Victoria Brougham is one of seven known to ex-ist, which may explain why the car won the group’s award the fi rst time out.

The second interpreta-tion of the “don’t judge” rule, comes from the fact that members of the car group drive the vehicles they own, as opposed to just having them for show. Most bring their Franklins on trailers, as utilizing these vintage ve-hicles for long road trips is not ideal, and unload the ve-hicles to drive around at the annual gathering. But, there are a few Franklin enthusi-asts that do drive their Frank-lins to the event from across the country. There is a select group from the Midwest that caravans to the event in their Franklins, according to Phil. To him they embody the true Franklin spirit.

“There’s this feeling that these cars are made to be driv-en. I’ve always thought, if we don’t drive the cars, then why have them,” Phil said.

Phil takes that mantra to heart and in fact, he said he tries to drive his Franklin whenever it is nice outside.

For the classic car owner, a true appreciation for the Franklin’s engineering is ap-

parent. Phil said the Franklin was founded on the principle of being lightweight. Many of the Franklin models are made with a lot of aluminum, such as the car’s body and other components. Phil pointed out at one time, Franklin was the single largest consumer of aluminum in the U.S. The car Phil owns may be 80 years old, yet he still marvels in how the car handles and rides.

“This is as good of a ride you can get in a car, even by today’s standards. It’s a won-derful ride, and a real smooth ride, and that’s by design,” Phil said.

What makes the Franklin a “smooth ride” is because of the full elliptical springs attached to the tires, Phil ex-plained. Since roads were much rougher and bumpier back when Franklins were produced, the design of the car was to make it as comfort-able of a drive for the driver and passengers. Another unique feature of the Franklin is the fact that it is air-cooled, which eliminates the need for water and antifreeze, making the front end a little lighter without that extra weight.

Almost every detail on the car has seen some atten-tion to make it as authentic as it possibly can be, even the screws (which all must have fl at heads as opposed to Phil-lips head). However, there are a couple of modifi cations on the car that are not original to the vehicle. The modern-day additions have been installed for safety reasons, which in-cludes seat belts and turn sig-nals.

Even with the car being essentially fi nished, there are undoubtedly more hours that will be spent tweaking this or that on the car. Since the car is driven frequently, there are certainly adjustments to be made here and there, es-pecially with such a vintage car. But, also, it is the process of taking a part and making it better that Phil enjoys the most, other than driving it, obviously.

A couple of different views of “Frankie.” Photos by Austin Arnold

November Means Blaze Season in BlufftonSome garland and the fi rst strings of lights were put into place in the churchyard of Bluffton Presbyterian over the weekend by members of the Blaze of Lights Committee.

1930 Franklin Restored by Bluffton Resident continued from A1

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Hannah Chappell-Dick finished 44th at the state cross country Hannah Chappell-Dick finished 44th at the state cross country meet with a time of 19:58. Congratulations Hannah on making meet with a time of 19:58. Congratulations Hannah on making the meet and closing out a wonderful senior cross country season!the meet and closing out a wonderful senior cross country season!

R.J. Stratton Named First Team in Conference

R.J. Stratton was named First Team Northwest Con-ference as a wide receiver, the Pirates’ only selection to the First Team for Bluffton. Stratton caught 47 balls for 766 yards and eight scores in 2011. RJ was also named an Honorable Mention defen-sive back with four intercep-tions.

Second TeamJacob Nienberg - Tight

End - 22 catches for 283 yards and 1 touchdown

Michael Liska - Offensive Line

Logan Skelly - Defensive End - 50 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries

Austin Devier - Defensive Tackle - 32 tackles, 4 sackes, 1 fumble recovery

Jeremy Basinger - Line-backer - Team leading 135 tackles, 3 sacks

Honorable MentionMatt Gillett - Wide Re-

ceiver - 27 catches, 342 yards and 4 touchdowns

Logan Skelly - Offensive Line

David Emans - Offensive Line

RJ Stratton - Defensive Back - 66 tackles, 4 intercep-tions

RJ Stratton - Kick Return-er - 20.9 return average

Matt Gillett - Defensive Back - 39 tackles, 6 intercep-tions, 1 fumble recovery

Matt Deter - Kicker - 27/30 PAT, 3/4 Field Goals

by Sam Brauen

Pirate Boys Soccer Awards

More University Sports Updates on Page B2

Tuesday night, Novem-ber 1st, the Bluffton High School Soccer Banquet occurred at The Centre. As is typical, great food was passed, memories were shared, projected photos were thrown in and many awards were scored. The awards took the form of certifi cates, letters, numbers and plaques.

First year Junior Varsi-ty Coach Robert Demmel-week lead off the awards portion of the evening by commending his team and presenting Certifi cates of Participation. Winners of those certifi cates included the following: Aaron Bas-inger, Adam Basinger, Mateo Bonifaz, Freddie Cherry, Landon Cluts, Da-vid Evans, Colt Freeman, Alex Hord, Nathan Hursh, Nicholas Slinger, Kyle Strahm, Justin Weaver and Roger Zeits.

Varsity Head Coach David Fett was next to the dais, and began pre-senting varsity letters to those award winners. First year letters went to Kyle Begg, Andrew Dem-melweek, Julian Harnish, Andrew Hoff and Justin Paul. Second year varsity letter winners included Nathan Bunch, Nathan Diller, Kory Enneking, Jonaton Moser, David Nester, Ryan Sprague, Stephen Tatarkov and Bil-ly Theisen.

Third year letter win-ners were Nathan Little

and Logan Steingass. This year’s only four year letter winner was Lucas Harnish. He received a nice plaque for this ac-complishment.

The Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coach-es Association presents an Academic Award to varsity players with a 3.7 or higher grade point av-erage and winners of that award were Nathan Little and Logan Steingass.

Northwest Ohio Divi-sion III player honors are a rarity and Bluffton was honored with two award winners. Senior mid-fi elder Logan Steingass received First Team All District and sophomore forward Stephen Tatar-kov was named Honor-able Mention. Steingass will be participating in the Northwest Ohio Scholas-tic Soccer Coaches Asso-ciation Senior Bowl later this month.

Next up were four awards determined by the vote of the players. The Offensive Most Valuable Player Award went to Ste-phen Tatarkov. Stephen’s magical talent led the team in scoring with 13 goals and 6 assists. The Defensive Most Valuable Player Award winner was Lucas Harnish. Lucas had an almost supernatural ability to be all over the fi eld, yet right where he needed to be in defense of the Pirate goal. The 110% Award is given to the player most exhibiting

110% effort and was won by Logan Steingass. Lo-gan was a strong force to be reckoned with all over the pitch and his accolades are evidence of his effort. The Pirate Award is given to the player recognized as displaying the characteris-tics of Pirate sportsman-ship on and off of the fi eld and was awarded to Na-than Little. Despite miss-ing the season with a knee injury, Nathan supported his team wholeheartedly throughout their practices and games.

Coach Fett also re-ceived the Northwest Dis-trict Ohio High School Athletic Association Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award. Ac-cording to nominee Joel Steinmetz, Fett’s former assistant coach and now the Girls varsity coach, “The consensus among coaches was that Dave exhibits a high degree of these characteristics and his teams refl ect them as a result.”

Congratulations to all of the Boys soccer team for a successful season! The team record was 9 wins, 8 losses and a tie and they advanced in the post season through the Sectional to the District Tournament. A bright fu-ture is ahead.

If you attended the banquet and left behind a beautiful blue glass serv-ing bowl, please see the writer to retrieve this bowl.

by Scott Little

Men’s Basketball Preview

Bluffton Wide Receiver R.J. Stratton. Photo submitted by Barbara Stratton

University SportsUniversity Sports

After working them-selves back into the thick of the HCAC race in 2010-11, the Beavers look to be a major ‘player’ in conference competition again this season with an eye on coming closer to the HCAC championship. Bluffton looks to add to its streak of six winning sea-sons in the past seven years as the Beavers prepare for what is likely their last full campaign in Founders Hall. With the HFEC proj-ect in full swing, Bluffton should make the move to its new Health and Fitness Complex for most or all of the 2012-13 season. A se-nior class that has been a signifi cant contributor for the past three years would like nothing better than to walk out of Founders Hall with a Heartland Confer-ence championship in 2011-12.

Although team captain Rob Luderman and Cam Saylor played their fi nal collegiate basketball for the Beavers in 2010-11, fi ve seniors are ready to pick up where they left off last season when they posted 13 more wins than they had as sophomores. The top seven scorers re-turn from a squad that knocked off HCAC cham-pion Manchester en route to a berth in the six-team Heartland Conference tournament. With a bal-ance of inside-outside scoring and a tenacious defense, Bluffton has the makings of a team that will cause matchup prob-lems on both ends of the fl oor. The Beavers can light it up from deep or throw it down to one of three outstanding fi nishers in the post.

Bluffton’s top threat from beyond the arc is also the engine that drives the Beavers. Senior Mychal Hill (London/Jon-athan Alder), a two-time All-Heartland Conference performer, runs the show for Bluffton, handing out dimes and dialing long distance. He led the Bea-vers with 14.2 PPG, while hitting over 85 percent at the line and 42 percent on triples. Nick Lee (Vanlue) gives Bluffton another experienced senior guard who knows what to do with the ball at crunch time. Lee connected on

43-of-101 from deep and he dished out 40 assists in his second season as a starter. Providing the Bea-vers with both size and quickness on the perim-eter, 6-4 wing Nate Heck-elman (Norwalk) handles the ball like a point guard and rebounds like a power forward.

One of Bluffton’s ath-letic fi nishers around the basket, senior Brent Farley (Lima/Shawnee) pulled down a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game and blocked 34 shots last season. He fi nished third on the team with 50 assists and fourth with 8.9 points per game. Steve Swick (Elida) was hampered by an injury for much of the 2010-11 campaign, but he will be counted on to pro-vide leadership and depth for the Beavers this sea-son.

Bluffton’s second All-HCAC performer from a season ago, Josh Fish-er (Rockford/Parkway) dropped in 9.7 points per game while picking up a team-best 28 steals as a sophomore. He can shoot from deep and slash to the hoop, making it diffi cult for opposing defenses to slow him down. Junior Tyler Neal (Bluffton) gave the Beavers solid minutes off the bench, running the offense while allowing Hill to recharge. Neal is a quiet leader with a knack for fi nding the open man. Matt Gerdeman (Delphos/Jefferson), who missed most of his sophomore season with an injury, will be counted on to give the Beavers another option in the post.

A pair of 2010-11 freshman post players gave the Beavers a formi-dable inside game to com-plement Hill and Lee’s shooting from outside the arc. Will Pope (Camden/Preble Shawnee) opened the season with a pair of double-doubles while fel-low banger Dustin Kinn (Alvada/New Riegel) pro-vided a physical presence at both ends of the court. Pope put up 10.0 PPG and 6.1 RPG in less than 19 minutes of playing time each night. Kinn made his shots count, knock-ing down a team-high 62 percent of his attempts and dropping in just under

seven points per contest. Jon Fowler (Cincinnati/St. Xavier), a 6-8 sopho-more, has the size and ath-leticism to join Bluffton’s rotation down low. Dillon Long (Rockford/Parkway) is a sophomore post player who could work his way into the picture if he con-tinues to progress.

Seeing more and more playing time as the sea-son progressed, 2011-12 sophomore Josh Johnson (Ottawa-Glandorf) gave the Beavers another le-gitimate threat from three-ball land. Johnson was 19-of-54 on triples and he also converted nearly 80 percent of his foul shots. Although fellow sophomores Blade Tackett (Bucyrus/Wynford) and Matt Weisenborn (Tonto-gany/Otsego) saw limited varsity action for the Bea-vers a season ago, they are ready to push for more playing time on the perim-eter this year.

Making the Heartland Conference tournament is a goal on the Beavers’ list every season and 2011-12 is no different. The expec-tations do not end there, however, as Bluffton brings back over 90 per-cent of its scoring and re-bounding from last season. The Bluffton returners have combined for nearly 200 career starts, making this year’s team one of the most experienced ever. The HCAC looks to be extremely balanced once again with 2010-11 cham-pion Manchester suffering the biggest losses due to graduation. Hanover and Rose-Hulman both return the bulk of their produc-tion from last year while Transylvania will likely fi nd itself in the mix.

Expectations are ex-tremely high after the Beavers posted a +13 win total a season ago. Just two years removed from a 2-23 campaign, Bluff-ton is once again ready to have a say in how the top of the Heartland Confer-ence standings play out. The Beavers have worked hard in the off-season and with the excitement gen-erated by the new Health and Fitness Complex, 2011-12 promises to make for a memorable send off to Founders Hall.

BU Seniors Set Sights High for Final Campaign in Founders Hall

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The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology continued its impres-sive tournament run with a 3-0 victory over Bluffton University on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. It marked the Engineers fi rst HCAC title and berth in the upcoming NCAA Regionals. Bluff-ton ended its season 22-11 overall as RHIT knocked off its third HCAC co-champion in six days. Rose improved to 24-8 and the Engi-neers will fi nd out who and when they play on Monday morning when

the tournament fi eld is announced.

The Beaver attack was grounded as trouble in the passing depart-ment led to struggles at the net. Nicole Wood (Tiffi n/Hopewell-Loud-on) and Courtney Zim-merman (Leesburg/Fairfi eld) tallied four kills apiece while fel-low senior Jenna Eshle-man (Landisville, Penn./Hempfi eld) added three kills for the Beavers. For their efforts over the weekend, Eshleman and Zimmerman were both named to the All-Tour-

nament Team.Setting up the Beaver

offense was sophomore Kyleigh Whitsel (Shef-fi eld Lake/Brookside) with 15 assists. Whit-sel also added 13 digs for Bluffton. Eshleman dug up 14 balls for the Beavers while sopho-more Lindsay Krohn (Marysville, Ind./New Washington) added 12 more digs. Junior libero Heather Schierer (Cres-cent Springs, Ky./St. Henry) picked up seven digs in the fi nals.

The Bluffton Uni-versity women’s soccer team held Hanover at bay for over 80 minutes, but a Panther score with less than nine minutes in regulation gave the home team a 1-0 victory in the 2011 Heartland Conference champion-ship match. The Beavers fi nished their record-set-ting season with an 11-5-2 mark, while Hanover improved to 15-2-2.

Much like a heavy-weight boxing match, Bluffton and Hanover limited their early of-fense to a few jabs of which none found the intented target. The Pan-thers posted a 6-1 ad-

vantage in shots, but the score remained dead-locked after 45 minutes of action.

The fi rst 35 minutes of the second half was more of the same as nei-ther team was able to fi nd the back of the net until Chloe Hutchinson con-nected with Erin Han-cock for the only goal of the match at the 81:31 mark. Bluffton worked to push the contest into extra time, but when the fi nal horn sounded Ha-nover secured a berth in the upcoming NCAA re-gionals thanks to the 1-0 victory.

Hanover fi nished the match with a 21-5 ad-

vantage in total shots, including 10-4 on frame. The Panthers forced all six corner kicks in the match, while the visitors committed two more fouls (8-6).

Jessica Ramirez (Archbold) placed two shots on target to lead the Bluffton strikers. Fellow sophomore Mag-gie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland Cty.) was outstanding in the net, giving the Beavers a chance at their fi rst-ever NCAA tournament ap-pearance while racking up nine saves against a Hanover squad that han-dled Bluffton 4-1 just a week ago.

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The Great American Smokeout is a national day of no smoking held annu-ally on the third Thursday in November. The idea is if people who use tobacco can go one day without smoking or using tobacco, they areon their way to quit-ting for good. The Allen County Creating Healthy Communities Coalition is partnering with Rays to cel-ebrate the Great American Smokeout by inviting people who want to quit smoking to go “cold turkey” for a day for a chance to win a frozen turkey. The day before the Smokeout, on November 16

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