The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $581,949 at the September board meeting. This total includes seven responsive grants, two president’s discretionary grants and 51 donor advised fund grants.
Responsive Grants
Responsive grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations that seek to meet community needs and match the goals, objectives and priorities of The Community Foundation. Grantseekers must submit a written grant proposal for consideration. Applications are reviewed four times per year.
In November 2020, with the state of Ohio heading towards a COVID hospitalization peak of 5,308 (December 15 daily count, Ohio Hospital Association), the Bluffton Icon talked with Dr. William Kose about how individuals can prevent spread of the virus. Kose is an internist in Findlay, Ohio and Vice President for Special Projects at Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS).
This week we talked with Dr. Kose about the current surge. On September 27 the state of Ohio had a daily count of 3,742 COVID patients hospitalized, the highest such count since the introduction of COVID vaccines.
The Bluffton University men shot a respectable 321 on day one of the HCAC Preview at Miami Whitewater Forest on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Bluffton is currently in 6th place, just 11 strokes behind 2nd place Rose-Hulman (310).
Leading the way was senior Dominic Castelvetere (Ontario) who stands 16th overall after firing a 78 on Saturday. Juniors Clay Quellhorst (St. Marys/Memorial) and Nathan Eberle (Grove City) are two strokes back with identical scores of 80 heading into round two.
The Bluffton University football team led 14-10 with less than two minutes to play in the first half before Mt. St. Joseph turned it around with three straight touchdowns en-route to a 45-27 victory on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Bluffton slipped to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the Heartland Conference on a day when the 2000 Beaver football team was honored for their HCAC title.
The Beavers dropped a pair of four-setters to Transylvania and Trine on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, During Homecoming weekend. Bluffton fell to 8-12 overall and 0-1 in the Heartland Conference.
Transylvania took the first two sets convincingly before Bluffton showed out with a 25-18 victory in set three. The visitors fired back with a 25-20 win to take the Heartland Conference lidlifter for both teams.
The Bluffton boys cross country team came in a strong second at the big Wildcat Invitational meet Saturday, October 2, on the grounds of the Kalida Fish and Game Club.
Pirate Landon Armstrong posted the top Bluffton finish by coming in third overall among 111 runners at 16:48.5.
Allen East senior Hunter Sidle won the boys race in 16:41.1.
Lincolnview captured the 20-school boys team competition with 67 points. Bluffton finished second with 90, just ahead of St. Marys (90) due to winning the sixth/seventh man tiebreaker.
Bluffton University will host an artist reception for John Blosser, painter, and TR Steiner, ceramicist, from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center, South Spring St. near College Ave.
The event is part of Bluffton’s Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2021 activities. The exhibit featuring their recent work is currently on display and will be open to the public through Oct. 19.
Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m -5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fall sales for the Bluffton Bread Company, a Bluffton University student program, will run Oct. 1-Nov. 25. Two flavors are for sale:
Pumpkin, $8. "Filled with a warm blend of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, this spice-filled pumpkin bread will make you feel like you are in the middle of a perfect fall day any time of year. Topped with a decadent New York style crumb topping of cinnamon, butter and cake flour, our pumpkin bread is the perfect treat to share with family and friends."
