February 2025

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls basketball team was seeded fifth in the rugged seven-team Div. V Defiance Northwest 2 sectional/district.

The Pirates (12-8) will play at second seed Delta (17-1) on Thursday, February 13 at 7 p.m. in a sectional final.

The winner plays the Archbold/Paulding survivor Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the district semifinals. The Archers (15-5) are seeded third, and the Panthers (15-4) are fourth.

The Defiance district finals will be played Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Amy Bishop Kline at 11:57 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 8, 1971, in Findlay, Ohio, to Sharon and Charles Bishop, Amy lived a life marked by generosity, loyalty, and a passion for travel.

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By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following six land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of January 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From/To

Agricultural

24.12 ACRES on N NAPOLEON RD – 1/17/2025 – $807,000 – Agricultural vacant land From Robert Ernest to BLACK HEART DEVELOPMENT LLC

Residential

207 PARKVIEW DR – 1/6/2025 – $45,000 – Residential vacant land – From THREE S DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to Mark Delisle & Jessica Armstrong

358 CHERRY ST – 1/17/2025 – $101,000 – Single family dwelling – From Timothy & Patricia Evans to WIECHART INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC

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Rev. Dr. Darcy Metcalfe, assistant professor of religious studies, University of Findlay, will provide the Forum, “Pauli Murray: Lawyer, Rebel, Dude, Priest,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Yoder Recital Hall.

During the presentation, the religion professor will explore how the wisdom of the 20th century activist and priest, Pauli Murray, can serve us in our divisive times. 

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The following students are on the Cory-Rawson High School Honor Roll for the second nine weeks of the 2024-2025 academic year.

ALL A's - HORNET HALL OF FAME

SEVENTH GRADE:  Maddison Augustine, Thomas Craig, Carter Frost, Naveda Greer, Morgan Inbody, Dale Jamison, Dahlia Kintner, Daulton Ludwig, Daniel Reese

EIGHTH GRADE:  Caleb Baumunk, Willow Haley, Addison Inbody, Madalyn Oman, Noah Phillips, Connor Reese, Rory Walters

FRESHMEN:  Caitlynn Beach, Grace Cade, Cordelia Ireland, Violet Simon, Elizabeth Snavley, Colin Sons

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The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main, wants you to know that "Baby, it's cold outside. But the Senior Center is nice and warm. Com inout of the cold and join some friends for a game or class."

For February 2025, the following schedule has been announced:

Bowling Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

Bridge Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

Crafts Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.

Dominos Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

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Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted

February 2 Anabaptism Event: Anabaptism at 500, “Radical Reformation Film Festival 2, ‘Zwinghli’,” 2:30 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall

February 4 Forum: “How Can You Fight Land Injustice,” by Vixen Hurt ‘25, social work major, 11 a.m., Musselman Library Reading Room 

February 7 Colloquium: “The Bible and Anabaptist Beginnings,” by Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall

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By Cort Reynolds

MINSTER - The Bluffton High School swim teams competed in a tough four-team meet at the Auglaize/Mercer County YMCA on February 1.

The Pirate boys took second and Bluffton girls came in third.

St. Henry won the tightly-bunched girls meet with 133 points, followed by Bellefontaine/Ben Logan with 126 points. The Pirate girls totaled 113 points.

Bellefontaine/BL won the boys meet with 126 points. Bluffton finished second with 87 points. St. Henry ended up a distant third with 23 points. McComb was fourth with 16.

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By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Bluffton High School bowling team competed in the Perry Commodore Invitational Saturday, February 1.

The Pirates finished 10th at the 13-team event.

Thirteen teams bowled 10 games in the qualifying round, with only the top four teams moving on.

Round two scores re-set to zero, and the top four teams bowled three more games. From there, the top two teams moved on. All contests bowled were Baker games on the post-season oil pattern.

The 10 Baker game scores for Bluffton:

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By Cort Reynolds

SMITHVILLE – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 60-47 to Aliquippa, Pa. in the fourth edition of the “Battle of the Berkey” series Sunday, February 2, at Smithville’s Wilbur Berkey Fieldhouse.

The two-day, 12-game series started out four years ago as a weekend of contests pitting top western Ohio teams vs. top eastern Ohio squads of similar size and talent. 

Now the northeast Ohio event has evolved to include out-of-state schools such as Aliquippa, which is in western Pennsylvania, and Newport, Ky. 

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