May 2022

The emails for Bluffton Family Recreation staffers have changed:

Program Director [email protected]

Office Manager [email protected]

Executive Director [email protected]

The BFR is coordinating a round-robin High School Sand Volleyball league that will play June 7-July 12. Team Fee is $300.00.

League play is at Southgate Lanes, 9700 N. Dixie Highway.

Call 419-358-4150 to register or visit REGISTRATION LINK.

 

Naomi Judd contracted Hepatitis C as a nurse

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team 

The Country Song of the Year Grammy was awarded to Love Can Build a Bridge performed by the Judds in 1992. The song was released in 1990 as a farewell after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with a hepatitis C infection. Naomi attended California’s College of Marin to study nursing and became a registered nurse.

The April student of the month at Bluffton High School is Jack Hohenbrink, a junior with a 3.920 GPA. He is the son of Craig and Mandy Hohenbrink of Bluffton. 

Hohenbrink is a member of the student senate, manages the concession stand during winter sports and is a student helper in the Elementary/Middle School cafeteria, which he has done for the past three years.

He was named student of the year in Science his sophomore year and has been an Academic Letter recipient in 2021 and 2022.

Chestnut Lane advances; Thin Blue Line painting discussed

By Andy Chappell-Dick

All Village of Bluffton meetings are open to the public; still, it's customary to see mostly empty chairs in the gallery. For the Monday, May 9 Regular Meeting of the Bluffton Village Council, at least a dozen observers had assembled by 7:00 p.m. Some were present for the embedded Public Hearing on Bob Fett's Chestnut Lane development, but most were present for an item noted “Thin Blue Line” in the Village Administrator's report. This item was addressed at the end of the meeting.

By Cort Reynolds

An upset-minded Bluffton High School varsity baseball team battled hard but lost at Riverdale 12-7 in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening, May 10.

The Pirates dropped to 3-18 with the defeat. Riverdale improved to 19-5 after the slugfest victory.

Bluffton led 2-1 after the first inning. The Pirates plated two more runs in the second frame to lead 4-1, but Riverdale captured the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third inning. 

Village of Bluffton Proclamation, issued May 11, 2022.

To recognize National Police Week 2022 and to honor the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty while protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy.

WHEREAS, there are more than 800,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Bluffton Police Department;

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School tennis team defeated visiting local rival Ada 3-2 in a dual makeup match Tuesday evening, May 10.

Bluffton improved to 5-6 after the victory. 

The Bulldog record dropped to 4-5 with the loss. 

Bluffton narrowly won the battle between the only two Northwest Conference teams to sport varsity spring tennis squads. 

In February 2022, The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) showed its appreciation for exceptional leadership and commitment to conservation by honoring Steve Davis of the Natural Resource Conservation Service.

A Pandora resident and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service employee, Davis was presented with

8-10:30 a.m. on May 14 at Quarry Farm

Global Big Day, Saturday, May 14, is an annual celebration of the birds around you. On that day, bird migration will be in full swing.

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm will host its annual Spring Migration Hike on the 14th from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Birders should dress for the weather in earth-toned colors and sturdy hiking shoes that can get muddy.

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