The Bluffton Diamond Sports will hold a raffle ticket fundraiser, which offers several prizes, according to Erinn Prater, president of the organization. Tickets are $10 each and will be available from players, coaches and parents of players.
The Bluffton University baseball team split a crucial conference doubleheader with Transylvania on Saturday, April 20. Errors were the story in game one when the Beavers fell 5-1, but they rebounded with some clutch hitting in game two to win 6-4 while staying in the race for the HCAC tournament.
The Bluffton University softball team discovered that it had in fact packed bats for the trip to Hanover when the Beavers came out and scored eight times during the first two innings of game two on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
After an 8-0 six-inning shellacking at the hands of the Panthers in game one, Bluffton recovered from its two-hit, five-error performance with a 10-2 victory for a crucial series split. Bluffton's win assured the Beavers of their seventh straight Heartland Conference tournament appearance under Coach Bruder.
Bluffton University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement, an educational program for retirees, will host a tea, lunch and a wedding-dress style show on Wednesday, May 22, in The Commons in Marbeck Center.
The buffet-style lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the style show of wedding dresses from 1939-2012. Cost to attend is $12; for more information, contact JP Schumacher, ILR director, at 419-358-3346 or [email protected].
Glenn M. Blosser, 87, of Bluffton died at 1:30 a.m., April 22, 2013 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Oct. 26, 1925, in New Stark to Paul and Grace Hostetler Blosser. On March 19, 1955, he married Mary Rich and she survives.
The Westhuizen Piano Duo will conclude The First Presbyterian Church, 33rd Artist Series season. The performance is at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, in the sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church, 2330 South Main St., Findlay. The concert is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be received.
On Thursday, April 25, Bette’s Polka Band will be playing at the Bluffton Senior Center. The dance is free and open to the public.
Bette is known for her polkas and square dances as well as fox trots and waltzes. The dance is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the doors opening at 4 p.m.
"Members of the Senior Center love to show new comers how to dance and everyone is welcome. The dance is sponsored by the Hilty Home of Pandora," Tonya Meyer told The News.
Former Bluffton resident Doug Long now of Fostoria was the winner of the shopping spree raffle offered by the Community Market and the Bluffton Lions Club. From left is Doug, Dave Houghlating, Community Market Manager and Lion Elaine Harris.
The raffle was one of several activities held by the Bluffton Lions recently. To view the current Lions newsletter open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton University track and field program traveled to the campus of Baldwin-Wallace to compete in the Sparky Adams Invitational on Saturday, April 20. Unseasonably cold weather and snow flurries made for less than desirable conditions, but the Beavers were still able to post several personal best thanks in large part to the throwing contingent.
Sportsman League
Scores bowled on: April 15
High Game
John Dailey 258
Mike Kelley 248
Brandon Falk 239
Doug Egts 234
Larry Hall 233
Dave McGuire 231
Ameer Muhammad 229
