Nearing the end of the season, the Bluffton Lady Pirates soccer team hosted the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays Monday evening. Both teams starting strong, battling for a solid 10 minutes back and forth, the Blue Jays put their first of many goals in.
Sweet sorghum pressing took place Oct. 9 at Michael Amstutz's on Bixel Road. They pressed 150 gallons of juice with a horse-powered mill. From left are Silas Weihrauch, Samuel Weihrauch, Mike Amstutz and Tim King. (haflinger pony: Mandy).
Bluffton mom, mother of three, grandmother of four, and college mom to many, Marcia Gallant plays an important part on the Bluffton University campus.
Since 1984, Marcia Gallant has served as Bluffton University's Marbeck Center secretary. She is responsible for the campus space reservation system, Marbeck student employee training, answering phones calls and ensuring that campus mail is delivered and metered each day.
Bluffton High School's football team celebrated its 2010 homecoming with a 30-0 win over Spencerville on Oct. 8.
The victory moved BHS to 4-3 overall. It included one play that enters the record books. Hunter Joseph tossed a 97-yard touchdown pass to Matt Lee in the second half. The play set a new school record for the longest touchdown pass. The previous record was a 95-yard pass from John Tabler to Jay Stratton set in 1982 versus Upper Scioto Valley.
Evania Bonifaz and David Yoder reign as 2010 Bluffton High School homecoming queen and king. The two seniors were crowned in a pre-game ceremony at Harmon Field following a homecoming parade. Other senior members of the homecoming court are Dustin Brinkman, Christian Koch, Shannon McKamey and Emily Buroker.
