May 2022

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School varsity baseball team lost to visiting Columbus Grove 11-2 in a Northwest Conference game Monday evening, May 2.

The Pirates dropped to 3-15 overall and 1-5 in the NWC with the defeat. Grove improved to 13-3 overall and 3-2 in the NWC after the victory.

Bluffton trailed 2-0 after the first inning. The Pirates cut the deficit to 3-1 after two frames, but CG pulled further ahead with four runs in the top of the third inning. 

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The Allen County Board of Elections has posted a "Summary Report-Unofficial Report" for the May 3, 2022 primary election at

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m9razohgr7woc/P2022_UNOFFICIAL_GROUP.pdf

BLUFFTON BALLOT ISSUES

Unofficial results for the proposed income tax (renewal) for Bluffton Exempted Village School District

For the Income Tax - 1,074

Against the Income Tax - 389

Total votes cast - 1,463

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The Cube Ice Arena in Findlay, Ohio will host a charity hockey game between the FOP 109 Warthogs and the Toledo Police Hockey team at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6 with proceeds to benefit the family of Officer Dominic Francis of the Bluffton Police Department.

The game is part of the Hockey Helping Heroes initiative of the First Responder Face-Off Foundation. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with puck drop at 7:00 p.m. The Cube is located at 3430 N Main St. in Findlay.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School varsity softball team defeated visiting Columbus Grove 4-2 in a Northwest Conference contest Monday evening.

The Pirate girls improved to 9-7 overall and 4-3 in the NWC with the win that stopped a two-game skid. Grove fell to 8-6 overall and 2-3 in the NWC with the defeat.

Bluffton led 2-1 after the first inning. CG tied it 2-2 with a single run in the top of the third. 

The Pirate girls regained the lead with a run in the fourth, then added an insurance tally in the bottom of the sixth.

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Data by Guy Verhoff, Pandora NWS Weather Observer

For April 2022, our area saw one day with snow on the ground, 28 heating days and two cooling days. Did you turn your air conditioner on (or does it have a mind of its own)?

 

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The month of May brings a great variety familiar and special events at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main. Details from the May BPL Update follow; you can also subscribe HERE.

TO ENJOY ANYTIME

In the display case next to the circulation desk: May the 4th Be With You, a Star Wars Legos display.

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The 2022 Bluffton Trout Derby hosted by the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club at Buckeye Lake awarded plenty of prizes, but not the ultimate lure of $2,900 for catching the #1 trout "Big Tom" named for Tom Diller. The longest fish was caught by Nate Crawford, who won $50.

The mild weather and opportunity to fish for prizes drew dozens of anglers. They circled the lake and tested the waters by boat from 2:00-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. The results of the raffles are as follows:

50/50 $1,400 - Brittany Webb

Spring Raffle winners

1/4 Beef - Darlene Pierce of McComb

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Dorothy “Dottie” Downs, age 84 of Bluffton, Ohio and formerly of Sycamore, Ohio died at 6:58 a.m., Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Willow Ridge Nursing Home, Bluffton, Ohio. She was born on January 7, 1938 in Willard, Ohio to Estil and Rosie (Hackworth) Moore. She married Mahlon R. Downs Jr. on November 6, 1954 and he died December 19, 1975.

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A public auction has been announced for 7 p.m. on Monday, May 23. It will include 148.8 +/- acres of farmland and woods located in section 19 of Monroe Twp. in Allen County, OH.

The farms are located North of Cairo. The auction location is the Columbus Grove American Legion Hall at 412 Plum St., Columbus Grove, OH 45830. The properties are offered in three individual parcels as well as a combination.

The auctioneer is Siefker Real Estate & Auction Co.

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On April 30 the Bluffton High School Track and Field team particpated in the 2022 Liberty-Benton Pat Wagner Invitational. 

The boys team took 3rd place out of 16 teams and the girsl took took 11th out of 15. (See team rankings below.)

Top Bluffton finishers:

 

1ST PLACE

L. Armstrong, Boys 1600 meters - 4:34.90

E. Bogart, Boys 300 meter hurdles - 40.17

E. Antrim, Boys 800 meters - 2:00.07

Boys 4 x 400 meters, E. Bogart, L. Armstrong, L. Shutler, E. Antrim - 3:31.12

T. Boblitt, Boys high jump - J6-02.00

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