By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
MT. BLANCHARD - Visiting Bluffton ran out to a big halftime lead and defeated Riverdale soundly 55-27 in the first round of the Div. VI, region 22 playoffs Saturday night at D. Ray Baum Field.
Senior back Tyson Shutler ran for three touchdowns and returned two interceptions for scores to pace the victors. He also accounted for nearly 300 yards in total offense.
Results from the fourth 2020 Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The races in Pennsylvania and Ohio are closer, with Biden up five points in Pennsylvania and down two points in Ohio.
Due to covid-19 the Bluffton Senior Center is unable to make peanut brittle this year. But, it now offers Gethsemani Farms fudge and fruitcakes.
“Peanut brittle has always been one of the Center’s biggest fundraisers, a project that started in the early 1970s,” said Tonya Meyer, center director.
“To make the candy, 30 or more senior citizens need to stand shoulder to shoulder for several hours, which is not advisable during the pandemic.”
Here's Bluffton from the air in a photo taken in 1966.
As a reference point, the Bluffton elementary building is near the center of the photo, more closely to 11 o'clock.
Main Street is horozontal midway in the photo.
The Bluffton College old baseball diamond is on the top left corner.
Perhaps the biggest change is that the municipal parking lot behind CVS Pharmacy does not yet exist. And several structures near the bottom of the photo show buildings on Vance Street no longer standing.
Tyler Curtis From, 36, died on Oct. 9, 2020. He was born to Marc and Teresa From on May 29, 1984, in Sturgis, Michigan, and grew up in Jerome, Michigan.
Tyler graduated graduated from the University of Northwestern Ohio with a degree as a diesel technician. He married Laura Hursey on May 24, 2008.
Here are the Bluffton results from last week's poll. This week's poll asks your opinion on the electoral college versus a direct vote in presidential elections. Click here to take this week's poll.
