The Bluffton University volleyball team fell to Transylvania in four sets on Sunday, Oct. 14. The end of Homecoming weekend was not kind to the Beavers who dropped their first Heartland Conference match of the season. Bluffton slipped to 12-11 overall and 4-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Transylvania improved to 11-9 and 5-1 in the HCAC.
Bluffton was up a set and leading 13-7 in the second when Transylvania turned the tables and never looked back. The Pioneers outscored Bluffton 18-6 to even the match at one set apiece before closing it out with 25-23 and 25-16 victories.
Daniel F. Amstutz, 67, of Pandora died Oct. 15, 2018 at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
(SPENCERVILLE) - Bluffton's boys finished fourth at the Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday. Columbus Grove won the meet with Lincolnview second.
Tanner Pinks was the top Pirate runner, finishing the 3.1 mile course in 18th place at 18:39.
Bluffton school board will act on several supplemental contracts on Monday. Each one relates to winter sports coaching positions.
Other action includes offering a contract to Christy Garmatter as a long-term sub and adjusting Larry Diller’s bus contract from 7 hours to 5.5 hours per day. Twelve substitute teacher contracts will be considered as will a substitute educational contract and substitute custodian contract.
The board will also act to accept a $500 donation by the Bluffton Soccer Club in memorial of Bill Gaines.
Janice Marie Block of Thompson, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Janice was born on a farm in Pandora, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 1927 to the parents of Daniel Lee Welty and Faery Manilla Welty (Balmer).
She graduated from Pandora High School as valedictorian of her class. She completed a bachelor’s degree in biology at Bluffton College where she was also May Queen.
Bluffton Family Recreation is offering a free trial week for all employees of GROB Systems later this month, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
During the week of Monday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 28, all GROB employees will be able to attend any BFR class or use any BFR service at no charge.
All that is required is for the participants to show a GROB identification.
Dr. Gayle Trollinger, professor of education and department chair, will present the Colloquium, “Adventures in Bureaucracy: What I Learned from CAEP,’” at 4 p.m. on Oct. 26 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
James R. Coats, 68, died October 12, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Jim was born Aug. 14, 1950, in Lodi, Ohio to Glenn and Shirley (Correll) Coats. On April 6, 1974 he married Debra Coats who survives.
Jim graduated from Liberty Benton High School. He worked as a painter and also worked at Hercules Tire in Findlay. Jim was a member of Pandora Missionary Church.
Margaret Elaine Carr, 92, died Oct. 12, 2018, at her residence. Margaret was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Bluffton to the late R. Esmond and Alma Mary (Kohler) Griffith. On May 25, 1946, she married Darrell Carr who preceded her in death on Nov. 23, 1981.
Margaret graduated from Bluffton High School and had worked at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton where she had been a Sunday School teacher. Margaret had volunteered over 11,000 hours at Bluffton Hospital. She was a Friends of the Library volunteer.
