The Bluffton University men's golf team had the honors as the Beavers were the first team to compete since the baseball and softball teams played their spring games in Florida during the fopening week of March.
Following a worldwide shutdown due to COVID-19, the Bluffton men were excited to get back to work when they traveled to the Mohawk Golf and Country Club on a beautiful Thursday, Sept. 3.
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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton volleyball team pulled out a four-set victory over Defiance Ayersville Thursday night.
Bluffton improved to 3-2 with the 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22 win that snapped a two-match losing skid. Ayersville dropped to 1-4 with the defeat.
Juniors Taylor Schwab (18 kills) and Kylie Stackhouse (16) paced the Pirate girls with 34 combined kills. Schwab also came up with 16 digs and one block. Meanwhile, Stackhouse contributed 13 digs, three blocks and two aces.
Governor DeWine announced details for Ohio's forthcoming case reporting order for K-12 schools.
Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, parents or guardians and school staff should notify their school within 24 hours of receiving a positive test or a clinical diagnosis.
Within 24 hours after receiving that notification, the school should notify other parents and guardians about that case in writing, providing as much information as possible without releasing protected health information.
The school must also notify their local health department within 24 hours.
Earlier this summer, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced every registered Ohio voter would receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail. Those request forms are arriving in mailboxes this week – one week ahead of schedule.
Ohioans who want to vote by absentee ballot must send their request form back to their county board of elections in order to receive an absentee ballot.
Bluffton Family Recreation is a busy place this month.
Several programs begin this week and next including U6 fall soccer, fifth and sixth grade volleyball, adult coed volleyball and an introduction to volleyball for 3rd and 4th graders.
Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator, shows one of the volleyball shirts that each of the 3rd and 4th graders in this fall’s program will receive when the program begins on Saturday morning.
Many of the traditional fall youth programs will also start this month. Check the BFR website for registration details.
With the extended Bentley Road pathway construction on schedule, the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway board will hold a virtual ribbon cutting at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair.
Details on how to watch the ribbon cutting will be announced soon. Longtime pathway supporters John and Jenny Pilarowski will cut the ribbon officially opening the pathway.
Rhodes State College, Lima, announced its 2020 summer dean’s list. To be eligible, students need to have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least six credit hours.
Bluffton students on the list are:
Guy Michael Crawford
Braeden Ty Edwards
Matthew Logan Foust
