Bluffton Family Recreation fall session 3 begins on Monday, Oct. 12, and there is still time to sign-up, according to Daniel Tinch, executive director.
All classes are listed below this story -
The session run until Nov. 8 and includes youth programs, adult league and Group Ex classes.
This fall BFR holds two school break camps. The first is Tuesday, Nov. 24, focusing on “good eats.” The second is Wednesday, Dec. 23, focusing on winter STEM.
Club BFR offers school-age youth Monday to Friday programming from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton girls volleyball team lost to Columbus Grove in a tough four-set Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday night.
Bluffton's record dropped to 11-6 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the close defeat. The Pirates won the second set to tie the match 1-1, but then lost the final two games.
So, you think you know Bluffton - the answer. We could have made this a "guy" question. It's a view from the teps entering Stoney's Barber Shop on lower Main Street at Vine.
The following births are reported from Bluffton Hospital in September:
1st – Noah Acre Harris, son of Nathan and Johanna Harris, Mt. Cory
8th – Bryan Allen Clapper III, son of Bryan Clapper, Jr., and Stacie Palte, Ada
9th – Greyson Scott Shoemaker, son of Brittany Shoemaker, Findlay
10th – Edison James Erford, son of John and. Rachel Erford, Mt. Cory
11th – Madden McCallister Lieb, son of Brennan and Blythe Lieb, Findlay
Here are some fall updates from the Bluffton elementary school, with additional details listed in the October school newsletter – click here to view.
October
• The school’s fall book fair goes viral from Oct. 19-30
• Third grade Ohio State Testing in reading English/language arts is Oct. 20-21
• Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 26-30
• The end of the first grading period is Oct. 30
Bluffton schools will continue its four days of in-person learning and Fridays as remote-learning during the second nine week period, which ends Jan. 15, 2021, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.
"Our plan of four days of in-person learning and Fridays as remote-learning-for-all has been successful, we will continue with this model into the second nine weeks," he said in a letter on the school website yesterday.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers its winter respite program at Mennonite Memorial Home, Hilty Home and Maple Crest Assisted Living. For additional information contact Jason Cox, 419-358-1015, extension 265, or e-mail [email protected].
The Village of Bluffton will begin its the bi-annual flushing of the fire hydrants this week, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator.
"The process should take approximately two weeks to complete," he said, adding, "In the past, some residents have reported discoloration of the water during this process."
The discoloration usually subsides within a few hours of the flushing being completed in the area. Running a spigot for a few minutes can also help.
Bluffton Senior Center will hold a flu shot clinic on from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the center, 132 N. Main St.
Ohio Northern University Pharmacy students will offer the clinic. Persons should bring Medicare or insurance cards and wear a short sleeve shirt and mask.
There will be a limit of 15 persons at a time, in the building.
