By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(SPENCERVILLE) - Bluffton’s wrestling team won a tri-match in a big way Monday night. The Pirates defeated Lincolnview 78-0 and Spencerville 56-9.
Bluffton 56 Spencerville 9
Bluffton winning wrestlers include Tayton Kleman, Kaden Basil, Jeremy Sturgeon, Dustin Mortimer, Elijah Conley, Jesse Montel, Jackson Wilson, Isaiah Schwann, Deandre Nassar, Landen Luginbuhl and Trent Howard.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(BLUFFTON) - For the current batch of Bluffton girls basketball seniors, each season has ended just shy of a Northwest Conference championship.
The girls took a huge step towards ending the drought with a thrilling 44-43 victory Thursday night over Spencerville. Senior Alivia Koenig played the role of hero, making two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to win it for Bluffton. Bluffton is now 11-3 and 5-0 in NWC play. Spencerville fell to 11-3 and 4-1.
Studio Silhouette, owned by Rachel Davis, is expanding its shop at 103 N. Main St. this month.
The expansion involves relocating the shop’s alteration and sewing area into the former space occupied by Bluffton Barbers in the front of the building. Bluffton Barbers closed in early November.
Studio Silhouette is a dress boutique, tux rental and sewing shop. The sewing-alteration portion of the business includes everything from zipper replacement to custom sewing of casual and formal alterations, (bridal wear), and home decor (including curtain hemming).
Wesley Klinger is president of the Bluffton school board for 2019. His election was made during the board’s Jan. 14 reorganization meeting. He replaces Brad Fruchey as board president.
Klinger was first elected to the school board in 2014. He holds past memberships on the Bluffton Family Recreation board and Bluffton Preschool board. He served as board vice-president in 2018.
The visitation and service times for Robert “Bob” Neff have changed. Visitation will be today (Friday, Jan. 18) from 2-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at the English Lutheran Church. A memorial service will be held this evening at 7 p.m. at the English Lutheran Church in Bluffton.
The Bluffton Junior High School post prom committee will hold an adult night out fundraiser, from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, at Crimson Lane, Ada.
Called “Denim and Diamonds,” it provides a night of music, food, spirits and fun for adults.
Child care will be offered to K-5th grade students at the Bluffton Middle School where a “Kids' Night Out” will be hosted by committee members and the junior class students.
Three Bluffton University students, who spent the fall semester in Washington, D.C., will report on their experiences during an 11 a.m. Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The students, who participated in the Washington Community Scholars’ Center program, had the opportunity to live and learn with peers from other universities while taking classes administered by Eastern Mennonite University faculty. Participants also completed a 20-hour-per-week internship in a field of their interest or major.
Join Hancock Park District staff on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1:30 p.m. at Oakwoods Nature Preserve’s Discovery Center for “Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.” This means the two planets will have the same celestial longitude or be really close to each other in the night sky. The Moon will also be in the waning gibbous phase.
The Bluffton HS girls' basketball team defeated Spencerville tonight 44-43. The Pirates are now the only undefeated team in the NWC. The Lady Pirates move to an 11-3 record and 5-0 in the Northwest Conference.
The Lady Bearcats drop to 3-1 in the Northwest Conference and 10-3 on the season.
