Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a free, family-friendly movie
on the Presbyterian church lawn.
The animated movie "Sing" will be shown at 9:15 p.m., Friday, June 16.
The animated film about musically-inclined animals staging a singing competition will keep you laughing. Rated PG.
And what's a movie without popcorn? Ten-cent bags of popcorn will be available for purchase. Brought to the community by Bluffton Presbyterian Church, corner of Main and Cherry.
Eight valedictorians and one salutatorian graduate in the Bluffton High School class of 2107 on Saturday.
It is the 136th annual BHS commencement. It is held in the Bluffton High School gymnasium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony starts at 7 p.m.
A copy of the commencement program with the entire list of graduates is attached. The graduation list also indicates honor students and students graduating with diploma with honors
Bluffton Middle School principal, Kyle Leatherman, shared his talent on Friday morning at the middle school year-end talent show.
He wasn’t even on the program.
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And the end of the show, to Leatherman’s surprise, it was announced that he was named Ohio Middle Level Association (OMLA) “Educator of the Year.”
Attending the presentation was Jay Clark, president of OMLA and principal of Van Buren Middle. Also attending was is wife, Jill, and their three children, Kooper, Macy and Parker.
Bluffton Middle School students shared the stage on Friday morning for the school talent show.
It was a packed house of students and parents and grandparents. Here, Jasmine Whitlow sings "Loyal," as the closing number. She received a standing ovation.
One Bluffton High School boys' track team advanced to the state track meet - so far.
Finals for most regional events, held at Tiffin, take place today.
The finals for the boys 4 x 800 relay is completed and the BHS team of Isaac Andreas, senior, Luke Young, sophomore, Baylor Garmatter, freshman, and Christopher Harnish, junior, finished fourth to qualify for the state meet.
First - Eastwood, 8:12.50
Second - Montplier, 8:13.5
Third - Riverdale, 8:16.31
Fourth - Bluffton, 8:17.04
S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” scholarship awards.
Award winners are Bluffton High School seniors Andie Schmutz, Jayme Siefer and Douglas Nester. Each student received an $800 scholarship.
Andie Schmutz is the daughter of Joan Casey and Todd Schmutz. She plans to attend Rhodes State College, studying medicine to hopes to become a nurse practitioner.
Jayme Siefer is the daughter of Carol Siefer and plans to attend the University of Toledo.
It kicks off a two-month summer reading program at Bluffton Public Library.
"Every summer, the library’s goal is to encourage people of all ages to learn and grow throughout every stage of their lives. This summer’s theme is Build a Better World," said Jessica Hermiller, library director.
The events foster the theme to Build a Better World and are open to all library patrons of all ages.
A memorial visitation will be held for family and friends of Richard Lee Cookson on Saturday, June 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Cookson's family will receive visitors in the gathering room on the ground floor of the church from 1-3 pm. Cookson died on Dec. 31, 2016. Click here for his obituary.
