September 2015

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Eli Okuley, Bluffton sixth grader and member of the Bunny Boosters 4-H Club, won several awards at this year's Allen County Fair.

Allen County Fair Show

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This one's for the record books.

Tristan Smucker scored his second consecutive hat trick of the season as the Bluffton High School boys' soccer team overpowered Paulding 13-0 on the road on Sept. 1.

Nine Pirates scored in the game.

Here are the stats:

Halftime: B, 7-0 Goals: (B) Tatarkov, (B) Smucker, (B) J Schwab, (B) Routson, (B) Kingsley, (B) I Schwab, (B) Tatarkov, (B) Smucker, (B) Harnish, (B) Smucker, (B) Routson, (B) Bunch, (B) Nester. Assists: (B) Andreas (2), (B) Harlow, (B) Kingsley, (B) Nester, (B) Smucker, (B) Tatarkov.

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By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team welcomed Ohio Wesleyan to the Sommer Center to kick off the 2015 season on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The home team struggled to get things going in the first set and ended up losing 29-27 in a back-and forth battle.

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By: Whitney Warnecke, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's soccer team kicked off its home opener against the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets on a hot and humid Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Beavers (0-1) fought hard but came up just short with a 2-0 loss against the Yellow Jackets (1-0).

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By: Whitney Warnecke, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team started the 2015 season with a tough loss in its home opener. The Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets (1-0) opened the season with an 11-0 shutout.

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Bluffton blanked Paulding 10-0 in a Sept. 1 home girls' soccer match.

Goals for Bluffton by:

Abbie Parkins-- 5 goals
Katie Burkholder-- 1 goal
Anna Fredritz-- 1 goal
Averey Rumer-- 1 goal
Hannah Conley-- 1 goal
Abbey Gambrell-- 1 goal

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Shawnee defeated Bluffton in a volleyball match 3-0 on Sept. 1 at Shawnee.

Results follow:

Game 1    25-9
Game 2    25-15
Game 3    25-16

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By Greg Denecker 
Bluffton school superintendent
We hope you have had a great summer and have been able to spend some time with family and friends.

LIST OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY - 

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Time to roast Gary.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will honor Gary Kirtland, a Bluffton Main Street businessman for nearly a half-century, during the 7 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, chamber breakfast, in the Bluffton town hall.

This is the first chamber meeting of the 2015-16 seasons. The breakfast program is a roast of Kirtland, who operated Kirtland’s Auto Sales on Main Street Bluffton until his retirement earlier this year.

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Lewis Family McDonald’s is looking to hire at several of its restaurants on Wednesday, Sept. 9. While this is certainly not the first hiring day the group has held, this event is focused on leveraging the new local McDonald’s website, www.MyLocalMcDs.com.

“Cyber Hiring Day has been designed to hire the best customer service oriented individuals that the community has to offer. The new MyLocalMcDs.com makes it easy to learn about our benefits and to apply online,” said local owner/operator Jessica Hall.

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