Bluffton Farmers Market begins May 4

The Bluffton Farmers Market, a program of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, is showing off its wares on Facebook. Pictured here are Anita Willow's pies. The market opens this Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. and will run every Saturday through October 26. The market is located in the Citizens National Bank parking lot, 102 S. Main St.

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The Big "80" Trout Derby at Buckeye Lake

Posted by Staff on April 30, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club will hold the 2024 Trout Derby on Sunday, May 5 at Buckeye Lake, accessible from Main St., Snyder Rd. and Spring St. The club member who catches Trout No. 1 on Derby Day between 2:00-4:00 p.m. will receive ½ of the jackpot plus $1,000. The prize is redeemable through the Sportsmen’s Club.

This is the 80th annual trout derby. The club notes that the date is calculated by "talking with a few old timers and past records" which indicate the first derby was held in 1944.

Last year, the jackpot was worth $2,700 and half went to winning ticket holder Patty Carpenter. Trout No. 1 was not caught during the 2023 derby.

This year there will be over $4,000 in cash and prizes available on tagged trout also in the quarry. The Trout Derby booklet enumerates the prizes associated with all 217 tagged trout and the businesses and individuals that support the derby. It also lists all of the rules and regulations for the derby and fishing in the quarries.

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The other Buckeye Lake in Ohio

Posted by Paula Scott on May 1, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

This week a caller tried to persuade me that the May 5 Trout Derby in Bluffton, Ohio does not take place at Buckeye Lake.

There is a somewhat better known Buckeye Lake in Licking County, where there is a village called Buckeye Lake, a reservoir called Buckeye Lake and Buckeye Lake State Park. 

I directed the caller to a popular authority, Google. Yes! It shows Bluffton's Buckeye Lake. You'll also find our petite version on www.ohiogamefishing.com , www.eBird.com , www.Mapquest.com , www.naturalatlas.com , www.fishbrain.com , etc.

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Writers and photographers wanted

By Paula Pyzik Scott

For the upcoming weekend of May 4-5, I'd love to be a non-fiction Hermione Granger or at least to borrow her magical time turner that allows her to be in more than one place at once.

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Pirate softball loss to Wildcats

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS __ The Bluffton High School softball team led early but lost 15-5 to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference battle Tuesday evening, April 30.

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Pirate softball beats Bearcats

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE __ The visiting Bluffton High School softball team defeated Spencerville 13-7 in a Northwest Conference slugfest Monday evening, April 29.

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Scrap Artist Quilters meeting and Fresh Modern Fabrics open house

The next Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters monthly meeting is Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main, Bluffton.

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By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

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SCHS Spring Meeting is May 5

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 7:01am

The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its Spring Meeting on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Patio Room at Maple Crest. Gary Wetherill will give a presentation on the native people who lived in Ohio prior to settlers arriving in in the late 1700s. 

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