Members of the Bluffton University Social Work Club will take part in a “trick-or-can.” Students will go door to door asking for donations of shelf-stable and nonperishable food items from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. Donations may also be left on doorsteps and porches to be collected.
No monetary donations will be accepted. Donations will be delivered to the Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation’s food pantry.
Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools are cancelled for Friday, 10-20-23 due to a water main break.
The building is closed, no staff should report. This is a Remote Learning Day.
Mabel Irene Howard, 95, passed away at 8:44 p.m. on October 15, 2023, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center
Mabel was born November 10, 1927, in Bluffton, OH, to the late Otis Christian and Rhoda Katherine (Amstutz) Burkholder. On March 18, 1972, she married Estill "Eddie" Howard who preceded her in death on April 25, 2010.
Donita Louise Luginbill, 82, passed away October 19, 2023 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Donita was born June 23, 1941 in Bluffton to the late Myron and Norma (Luginbuhl) Luginbill.
Registration is open for Bluffton Family YMCA (BFR) youth basketball.
Kindergarten through 3rd grade basketball starts on Jan. 9 and ends Feb. 8, with meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Games are 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. The cost is $30/members and $60/nonmembers. The deadline to register is Dec. 10.
To sign up, stop by the library or call 419-358-5016
Bluffton Public Library will be hosting Dennis Sheidler at 6:00 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 24 for his presentation of “Hiking the Appalachian Trail.”
Dennis Sheidler, at the age of 75, completed the Appalachian Trail through a series of section hikes, from Georgia to Maine. For this presentation, he will be sharing his experiences, along with plenty of photos and time for questions.
The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost a 3-2 overtime nailbiter to visiting Old Fort in Div. III sectional semifinal action Wednesday evening, Octoberr 18, at Steinmetz Field.
The sixth-seeded Pirates end their season 5-11-2 after the difficult defeat.
OF improves to 8-7-3 with the win, and advances to the sectional finals. The eighth seed Stockaders now visit third-seeded Van Buren (10-6) Saturday, Oct. 21 at noon for the right to advance to districts.
Pirate Northwest Conference Player of the Year Theo Andreas drew first blood when he found the back of the net in the eighth minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
The score remained 1-0 to intermission and beyond. OF eventually tied it in the 51st minute on a goal by Andrew Tackett.
Chicken pox virus survives to often emerge decades later as shingles
By Isaac Schmiesing, ONU student pharmacist With Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team
As the official rock song of Ohio and with an association to The Ohio State University, Hang on Sloopy is one of the most well-known songs in Ohio. Interestingly, the version most fans and people have come to know, and love is not considered to be the original song.
In 1964, this song was originally written by the Vibrations, a rhythm and blues group, titled My Girl Sloopy where it reached 26 on the Billboard chart. It is thought the inspiration came from Dorothy Sloop, an Ohio University jazz singer from Steubenville, Ohio.
On Thursday, October 19 Bluffton High School at Columbus Grove Football presale tickets will be on sale at the Bluffton Schools.
Presale tickets will be sold to players, cheerleaders, coaches, and band members at the High School cafeteria from 7:00-8:00 a.m. Players, cheerleader, or band member, may only purchase a maximum of 4 tickets.
From 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., tickets will be sold to the general public in the High School cafeteria.
