By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton girls tennis team competed hard but saw their season end at the Div. II sectional tournament Thursday at Elida.
Three Bluffton girls competed in the singles flight, while two Lady Pirate doubles duos also played but fell in tough three-setters.
In her first match Pirate Caitlyn Couch rallied to beat Claire Ellerbrock of Ottawa-Glandorf 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the round of 32. It turned out to be the only Pirate win of the day.
Former Bluffton resident, Wesley D. Richard, 80, of Goshen, Indiana, died from a second brain bleed Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born in 1939 in Washington County, Iowa, to Glen and Margaret (Wenger) Richard and grew up near Wayland, Iowa. His parents preceded him in death.
The helicopters in the Mercy Health – Life Flight fleet, including those that use the Bluffton Airport, will now stock and carry blood on board helicopters to give patients in need of lifesaving transfusions.
Mercy Health has invested in storage facilities at each of the four Life Flight locations to house and maintain blood right at the base. This new approach means that our flight crews will bring blood on every patient transport.
This is her second career, after being a probate court paralegal. Rev. Beckett holds a master’s of divinity degree and master of arts in counseling ministry from Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware.
“My ministry focus is in grief counseling,” she said. She has served as a hospital chaplain and was ordained in the ministry in 2010.
By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - Bluffton junior Kenny Lovett finished in a four-way tie for 12th place in the Div. III northwest district golf tournament Thursday at Stone Ridge Golf Club.
Lovett shot a 39-42=81 total over the 18-hole course to post a strong showing in the 109-player field and end his season. He finished just three shots off the pace for qualification to the state tournament.
Only the top four teams and top four individual scorers not on a qualifying team made it to the Div. III state event October 16-17.
Story by Cort Reynolds
Photo by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team got off to a first half lead and made it stand up in a 2-1 win over local non-league rival Cory-Rawson Thursday night at Steinmetz Field.
Their 10th straight win lifted the Pirate girls record to 11-2-1 overall. C-R dropped to 7-7 with the defeat.
Laykin Garmatter scored both Bluffton goals. She found the back of the net the first time 10:30 into the fray. Garmatter tallied again at the 37:52 mark to give the hosts a 2-0 intermission edge.
Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team won a four-setter over county rival Allen East in their Northwest Conference volleyball season finale Thursday night.
Bluffton's record improved to 12-6 overall, and they finished 4-4 in the NWC after the 28-26, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory.
A financial aid seminar via YouTube will take place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, sponsored by the Bluffton High School guidance office.
This is for parents and students of juniors and seniors who are planning to continue their education beyond high school.
The presenter is Lawrence Matthews, Director of Financial Aid at Bluffton University. BHS guidance counselor, Dr. Smith, will e-mail the link to participants prior to the program.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, hundreds of voters in five counties will participate in a rally and ride to highlight the importance of early voting, culminating in a ceremonial delivery of ballots to the county boards of elections.
Participants will gather at the Bluffton Democrat headquarters at 216 W. Elm St., at 10 a.m. for a lineup of speakers that includes female lawyers, activists, youth and politicians. After the rally, people with absentee ballots and supporters will drive in caravans to their boards of elections and submit their ballots at the drop box.
Reviewed by Craig Hoffman
Gloria Estefan released Brazil305 in August 2020. It is the fourteenth studio album by the three-time Grammy Award winning Cuban-American singer. It is also her first album since the 2013 release of Standards.
Estefan pioneered the first Latin pop explosion, paving the way for artists like Ricky Martin and Shakira. Her earlier works combined pop, R&B, salsa, and Latin funk with great success. It’s perfect timing for the album as Latin pop music is once more en vogue in the music world.
