December 2023

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AUGLAIZE COUNTY__Ohio State University Extension offices in Allen, Auglaize and Mercer counties will be presenting a Farm Financial Management College in January 2024.

This four night program is designed for any farmer looking to improve their farm financial management skills. This course will develop an understanding of farm financial management, production record keeping and enterprise analysis. If participants are interested, this course also fulfills the requirements for Ohio’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program Certification (House Bill 95).

The course will be taught by OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educators and State Specialists.

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The Lima Area Youth Orchestra performs their annual Christmas concert at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 10 in the Lima Senior High School Auditorium.

Led by music director Joseph MacBenn, and assistant director Tawnie Keen, the Lima Area Youth Orchestra and Cadet Orchestra will present an evening of Christmas Classics, both new and old to put you in the spirit of the season.

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COLUMBUS__The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife conducted a Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance area in Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties, where sampling is mandatory for all deer harvested during the seven-day gun season, Monday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 3.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, December 8. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall with breakast served at 7:00 a.m.; the program begins at 7:30 a.m.

Roots By Strattons is the breakfast sponsor. Kira's Flipside Grill will be providing the breakfast with coffee from the Twisted Whisk Cafe.

Presentation: The Solar Eclipse
Bluffton Fire Chief Jon Kinn and Dr. Michael Edmiston will be on hand to talk about the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. Dr. Edmiston will talk about the science of the eclipse and Chief Kinn will speak about the logistics of managing the event from a safety services perspective.

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For November 2023, the Bluffton Police Department reported the following activity including call totals and descriptions of specific events:

POLICE DOCKET – NOVEMBER 2023

TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE – 359

TOTAL REPORTABLE OFFENSES – 8

TOTAL TRAFFIC CRASHES – 7

TRAFFIC CITATIONS ISSUED – 13

TRAFFIC WARNINGS ISSUED – 30

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From the BHS Athletic Director:

Friday night, December 8, Bluffton HIgh School boys basketball will host the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans. Presale tickets will be available online at https://www.blufftonschools.org/athletics/athletics-tickets beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday Dec. 4.

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The Bluffton Public Library will have a Holiday Dulcimer Music event on Tuesday, December 5.

The event will start at 1:00 p.m. on the library’s main floor. Enjoy refreshments while listening to festive holiday music performed by local musicians.

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2010 graduate Andrea Flack-Wetherald brought her combined skills in social work and improvisation to Bluffton University’s weekly Forum on Nov. 28. The social worker, author and comedian shared tips for holding brave conversations and explained how those difficult conversations can ultimately lead to wellness.

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Breakfast & Bibles for Men began on December 3rd and will continue each Sunday morning from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at McDonalds, 500 State Route 103.

On Saturday, December 9 there will be a ‘Mix and Match’ Christmas Cookie & Candy Sale from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the basement Fellowship Hall at BPC. You may choose your own assortment for $7 a pound.

December 10 at 10:15 a.m. will be Youth Sunday with worship and a skit written by Tenna Rhonemus.  Soup and sandwiches will be served after the service.

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By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Question: When did Bluffton High School first offer a girls’ basketball team?
Answer: We aren’t certain, but we are getting closer to the answer.

We’ve pushed it back to 1911, thanks to a photo in the collection of Rose Harvey, whose grandmother, Clara Fett Andrews, was on the team.

Here’s the sophomore girls’ basketball team from that year. We know this because the basketball reads “Soph – 1911.”

And, 1911 was the first year that Bluffton had its own high school building. Prior to that all 12 grades were housed in one building on Jackson Street.

This team played games either in the 1911 BHS building, where the gym eventually became the band room. Or, they played games in a building behind The Food Store which was also a roller rink. We know that boys teams played in both locations.

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