Many neat things take place in Bluffton - things that probably wouldn't happen in larger cities.
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One of those "neat things" is the monthly senior breakfast at the Bluffton middle school. The breakfast, held the second Wednesday of each month when school is in session offers a senior citizens a complimentary breakfast and lots more.
A dedication is planned at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, for the Veterans Memorial in Beaverdam, according to Gary Crawfis, member of the memorial planning committee.
Speakers on Nov. 12 are, David Jackson, U.S. Navy veteran and First Vice Commander of the Ohio American Legion; Dan Kirkpatrick, U.S. Air Force retired and Mayor of Fairborn; and Roberta Beemer, Mayor of Beaverdam.
The Bluffton American Legion Post 382, Bluffton Boy Scouts and Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club members will help with the ceremonies. A lunch will follow the dedication.
Bluffton High School teachers Vickie Garmon and Brigette Hoff will lead a trip to London, Paris and the Alps and invite community members to participate.
The community is invited along with students entering the 9th grade and above as of 2018. The trip will take place in June of 2018.
"We will be having our first meeting Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. in Bluffton High School Please enter the College Street doors and go up the stairs to Room 303," said Garmon. "We lead a trip to Italy and Greece in June of this year. Here is a group photo of our trip."
Bluffton hosted Crestview Monday for the Lady Pirates' Senior Night. The home team came away with the win 12-0, with goals by Senior Captain Abbie Parkins (3), Senior Katie Burkholder, Senior Sarah Theisen, Freshman Kayla White (2), Junior Kelli Leugers, Freshman Brinkley Garmatter (2), Senior Captain Sydney Staton, and Senior Jayme Siefer (on a penalty kick).
The Lady Pirates improve their record to 10-4-1 overall, and 5-0 in the Northwest Conference.
Vestige, a photography exhibit by Emily Jay, will open Oct. 24 in Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery, located in the Sauder Visual Arts Center.
Vestige explores how we leave fragments of ourselves in the places we reside, and how those places take root within us. Created over the summer of 2016 while Jay was an artist in residence at Kunstnarhuset Messen, in western Norway, this show examines how we demarcate the past from the present within ourselves, through an envisioning of how that demarcation is mirrored on a landscape.
All patients entering Bluffton Hospital, except those receiving physical therapy, should now enter through the Emergency Department entrance. The Garau Street entrance should only be used for those with physical therapy appointments.
Apollo Career Center Students Offer Services to the Community
The Apollo Cosmetology Salon and Spa will open Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Salon is open 8 to 10:45 a.m. Services offered include color, cut, styling, perms, manicures pedicures and artificial nails. The Apollo Spa is open 11:40 a.m.- 2:25 p.m. Call 419.998.2901 to set up an appointment for all services. Appointments will be available Wednesday-Friday.
On a perfect soccer evening Kalida hosted Bluffton for a non-conference boys' high schoolsocc er match. The Pirates recorded their 10th shut-out of the season, beating the Wildcats 1-0.
Luke Young had the sole score of the game, poking the ball in the net at the 25th minute, after a long build-up by the Pirates.
On the evening Bluffton took 10 shots on goal hitting the bar or the post three times. Kalida had two shots on goal.
Brayden Recker, the Wildcat keeper had four saves; the Pirates goalie, Levi Smith had two saves.
On Monday, Oct. 10, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reported that the office was dispatched to 13528 Road 4-M near Pandora due to an “unknown medical condition.”
Pandora EMS, the Pandora Fire Department and Putnam County EMS also assisted at the scene.
As deputies arrived at the scene, they found Frank Paul Taschler, 87, had suffered third degree burns over approximately 45 to 50 percent of his body.
BRADENTON, Fla. — David Eugene Burkholder, 76, died August 20, 2016, at Rudy's Agape House in Bradenton, Florida, where he was lovingly cared for by familiar staff as he battled with Alzheimer's Disease.
