October 2020

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The Bridge Hospice Care Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has opened a six-bed patient unit on the second floor of Wood County Hospital. The Care Center was previously located at 1069 Klotz Road in Bowling Green and has moved to the hospital on Wooster Street.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer is below.

Guest presenter Fred-in-Stein takes viewers to the Bluffton Triangle for stories you've never heard before

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Want to hear some of the most pulse-pound, unexplained, dark, stories rumored to take place in Bluffton?

Recognized authority, Fred-in-Stein, pictured with his friend, Frank, takes viewers on a journey to the Bluffton Triangle, in a Bluffton Public Library-sponsored evening of creepy Bluffton stories, each carrying a Halloween twist that you’d like to forget.

The program starts shortly after dark, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, on a Zoom link from the library.

This highly uncomfortable program features many unexplained tales from Bluffton’s vault of forgotten lore.

Jared Diller of Pandora becomes executive director on Nov. 1

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Bluffton resident Don Leader, executive director of Youth for Christ of Northwest Ohio, will retire at the end of October after serving 19 years in the position, according to YFC board chair Mark Yoder, also of Bluffton.

Jared Diller of Pandora, ministry director of the local YFC and for five years director of Rally Point, a Lima-based ministry, will replace Leader. 

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The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, via video conferencing. To request an invitation for the meeting, please contact Jessica Hermiller, Director, at [email protected].  

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Here are the tournament brackets for Bluffton High School volleyball, girls' soccer and boys' soccer.

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, will host a Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 30 (rain date-Saturday, Oct. 31) at 5:30 p.m, in the church parking lot. 

All events will be outdoors and Covid protocol will be observed. There will be cars/vehicles with decorated trunks, people handing out free goodies, free pumpkin decorating and games. Food will be available for purchase.  

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Oct. 19 to 23 is National School Bus Safety Week and the theme is "Red Lights Mean STOP!" 

This year’s national campaign reminds motorists that they need to use caution around school buses and come to a stop when the bus is displaying its red flashing lights. 

Ohio law requires motorists to stop clear of the school bus until the bus driver cancels the red lights.

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The Bluffton University volleyball team showed off both its flexibility and talent when the Beavers traveled to Adrian College on Oct. 17, for the 2020 season opener.

After having its Tuesday matches against Trine canceled and the Saturday date with Manchester shelved, Bluffton shifted gears with a trip to Adrian that came together on Friday.

The Beavers took the first two sets before dropping the third. A convincing 25-14 win in the fourth set propelled the visitors to a 1-0 mark on the season.

Stackhouse 29 kills • Schwab 20 kills • Cora Bischoff 9 kills • Scoles season-high 51 assists

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team rallied to win a tough four-set match over Van Buren Monday night in first round Div. III sectional action.

Bluffton improved its record to 14-8 overall with the hard-fought 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 25-17 comeback victory. Due to a scheduling quirk, it was their second four-set win over the Black Knight girls in five days.

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