Teachers seeking to advance their careers can fast-track their plans by enrolling in Bluffton University’s summer reading endorsement program.
Licensed teachers, who took a phonics class during their undergraduate studies, can add the reading endorsement to their teaching license by taking as few as four classes from Bluffton University during the summer of 2021.
The four mandatory classes will be offered during the months of June and July. The first set of online classes will take place from June 7-July 2 and the second set from July 5-31.
News alert: Snow expected. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Localized amounts up to 5 inches are possible. Snow may mix with or transition to all rain at times early this evening.
That’s the announcement this afternoon from the National Weather Service as it issued a wintery weather advisory in effect until 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 21.
The advisory is for northwestern Ohio, southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana.
Fred Steiner, owner of Bluffton Icon, is the featured speaker at the 113th annual membership meeting of the Allen County Historical Society held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 25, in Lima.
Steiner’s presentation is on the Western Ohio Railway, an electric interurban that passed through Main Street in Bluffton from 1906 to 1932.
His presentation title is “115 years ahead of its time, or what are those rails doing under Main Street?”
The talk will include dozens of photos of the interurban in Bluffton and stories about how it impacted the village.
Bluffton University’s spring fling choral concert featuring University Chorale, Camerata Singers, Concert Band and several ensembles will be streamed for viewing at www.bluffton.edu/mus starting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 25.
Under the direction of Dr. Bo Young Kang, the choral portion will feature three pieces including: “The Rose” by Ola Gjeilo, “My Very Own” by Susan LaBarr and “The Blue Ridge” by Elaine Hagenberg.
After a one-year absence, those who enjoy fishing can head for the Buckeye and cast nets for more than 200 tagged trout on Sunday, May 2.
Trout number one is worth thousands in cash if caught during derby hours, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The jackpot is built up with $5 donations to a 50/50 drawing.
If caught on derby day, one half of the cash jackpot goes to the angler who catches number one. The other half goes to the person whose raffle ticket is drawn at the end of the derby.
Baseball story follows the softball story By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton lost 3-2 to Paulding in the final inning of a Northwest Conference softball nailbiter Monday evening.
The Lady Pirates fell to 2-9 and 1-3 in the NWC after the defeat. The Panther girls improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the NWC with the victory.
The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Paulding pushed a run across the plate. The Panthers moved ahead 2-0 with another run in the top of the sixth.
By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - The Bluffton boys track and field team finished fifth at the annual 10-team Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal meet Friday evening.
The Lady Pirates came in eighth out of nine squads. Liberty-Benton edged Oak Harbor for the girls team crown. Meanwhile Van Wert out-pointed second-place Oak Harbor for the 10-school boys title.
Wyatt Lovell tied for first place in the high jump to post the top Bluffton finish. Eden Antrim also came in second in the boys 1600 meter run.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States, globally, and in Ohio.
On April 15, 2021, the US reported 74,374 new COVID-19 cases with 2,164 from Ohio and four from Hardin County. This week Ohio contributed 2.9% of the country’s cases.
Hancock County is in the top five reported counties in Ohio with 304.8 new cases per 100,000 people and Allen County is reporting 160.2 per 100,000.
