Harry Fenton fell off his bicycle Sunday, and dislocated his thumb and little finger and seriously injured the middle finger of his left hand. – 1896 Bluffton News
This story may not make news today, but 126 years ago, it was a worthy news item in the Bluffton News.
Why? Because, in the mid-1890s Bluffton, like much of the nation, caught itself up in a two-word phrase: bicycle mania.
CONVOY–The Bluffton High School football team scored on a long fourth-period pass to rally past Crestview 17-14 in a seesaw Northwest Conference bout on a cool Friday night, September, 23.
The Pirates stayed in a first-place tie with Allen East atop the NWC with their third straight win as they improved to 3-0 in the league.
Bluffton is now 4-2 overall.
Slumping Crestview fell to 3-3 and 0-3 in the NWC with their third consecutive defeat after a 3-0 start.
By Jessica Hermiller
Director of the Bluffton Public Library
September marks a special month in libraries--it’s National Library Card Sign-up Month.
Everyone can benefit from having a library card and signing up is simple. Adults, stop by the library and bring a photo ID and proof of address. Anyone under 18, bring a parent/guardian and make sure they have their photo ID and proof of address.
When you have a library card, you can check out our wide collection of materials! We offer books (of course) but many other things, such as:
The Bluffton High School Student Senate will sponsor the 2022 Homecoming Parade, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022, weather permitting.
Anyone interested in being in the parade needs to contact Julie Oberly at the Bluffton High School Office by Monday October 3. Call 419-358-7941 (HS Office) or 419-236-3030.
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team whipped visiting league rival Delphos Jefferson 7-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch Thursday evening.
The lopsided win upped the Pirate record to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in NWC play, good for first place. Meanwhile, the Wildcat girls fell to 3-5-1 and 1-2 in NWC action with the defeat.
Sami Scoles netted a hat trick to pace the victors, who led 4-0 at halftime. Scoles scored in the sixth, 34th and 50th minutes. Her last goal was assisted by Jordan Schweingruber.
The Bluffton High School golf team finished a solid fourth in the nine-team Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday, September 22, at Hickory Sticks Golf Course in Van Wert.
Leipsic captured the league title with 347 strokes. The Vikings narrowly defeated second-place Delphos Jefferson by just two shots. Lincolnview was a close third at 351 strokes.
