Brigette Hoff and Vickie Garmon, Bluffton High School teachers, are planning a tour from June 17 -30, 2020.
They have led two other tours together recently, one trip to Italy and Greece in 2016 and one trip to London, Paris, and the Alps in 2018.
"We currently have high school students and some parents signed up to travel with us. We are opening up our tour to the community to see if any others may be interested," said Hoff.
The Bluffton Senior Center announces the musical line up for the 37th annual pancake and sausage benefit on Saturday, March 30, from 8 a.m. to noon.
9 a.m. - The band Better Late Than Never, a bluegrass band, will play
10 a.m. - Charlie Saylor will play guitar
11 a.m. - Marilyn Wymer will entertain on the accordion
Tickets are available at the door for $7 or can be purchased ahead at the Senior Center or from a Lions Club member for $6.
Tickets are now on sale for a Bluffton Family Recreation repeat performance of “Dueling for Dumbbells,” which takes place from 6 to 11:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.
The evening is a casual night of live entertainment to benefit BFR, featuring hors doeuvres, snacks and an open bar starting at 6 p.m. Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director, promises that this year’s hors doeuvres will be "out of this world."
Dueling Pianos International will perform starting at 7:30 p.m.
DeAndre Nassar, Bluffton High School wrestler, defeated Doug Byrne of Wickliffe with a score of 4-3 at the state wrestling meet. He moves on to the semis this evening. Start time is 6:30 p.m.
Senior Deandre Nassar improved to 45-0 on the season with a third period pin of Martin Ferry's Richard McFarlane. Nassar was leading 14-3 at the time of the pin.
With the win, Deandre will take on Wickliffe's Doug Byme Friday morning in the quarterfinal round.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(LIMA) – Bluffton ran into a buzzsaw in the OHSAA District Semifinals Thursday in the form of Ottawa-Glandorf.
The Titans recently got their roster back to full strength and put on full display in a 68-30 defeat of the Pirates. Bluffton finishes the season 16-8. Ottawa-Glandorf moves on to the District Final to take on Coldwater, which upset undefeated and state-ranked Archbold in the earlier game Thursday evening.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
This is the second consecutive year Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center has been recognized among the Top 100 hospitals in the country and remains the only hospital in the region to earn this recognition.
Two area students were named to the Dean’s List of Defiance College for the fall semester. The two are Sidney Faine of Bluffton and Amie Ricksecker of Jenera.
The honors list is for students achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and enrolled in 6-11 semester hours for which letter grades are given. Students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and are enrolled in 12 or more semester hours for which letter grades are given are named to the Dean’s list.
