Thomas "Skip" Edgar Bassitt, 72, of Lecanto, Fla., and formerly of Bluffton died Oct. 21, 2015, at his residence.
Thomas was born Dec. 4, 1942, in Bluffton to the late Loren "Bill" and Margaret "Peg" (McGuire) Bassitt. On Aug. 28, 1999, he married Sharen Fuller Bassitt and she survives.
Thomas grew up in Beaverdam and graduated from Beaverdam High School in 1960. He served in the United States Army from 1960-1963, serving part of his term in Germany.
Ada school students will observe Red Ribbon Week Oct. 26-30, sponsored by the Beta Club, according to Tracy Breidenbach, K-8th grade guidance counselor.
Here are the daily themes, which are part of the week:
Alice Essinger couldn’t find out-of-print fabric she needed for several quilting projects, so she started her own business.
The story of her Bluffton-based business, Fresh Modern Fabric, is more complicated than that, but it’s close.
Essinger operates an Etsy-based fabric business above the Bluffton Karate Center. The shop’s address is 103 ½ Vine St. (Across Main Street from Greg's Pharmacy.)
Fresh Modern Fabric invites Icon viewers to the shop’s first-ever open house. It is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24. Essinger said that in addition to viewing over 1,500 bolts of fabric there will be refreshments and door prizes.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Technological Studies construction management team finished fifth in the Concrete Solutions Competition at the Associated Schools of Construction Great Lakes Region 3 annual conference held in Downers Grove, Ill., from Oct. 14-16.
ONU competed against 10 other universities from across the country in the national open event at the conference. In addition to Region 3 schools, ONU competed against teams from Cal-Poly, Sacramento State, University of Southern California and Arizona State.
The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present electro hip-hop violinist Svet on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m.
Svet, an “America’s Got Talent” finalist, brings his blend of music and fun to the Freed Center stage. Bulgarian-native Svet is an Eastman School of Music classically trained violinist, but when he discovered the fascinating world of hip-hop, he began doing something extraordinary.
