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The Bluffton Lions Club is seeking nominees for the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award. The award was established in 1981 to honor a person, couple, or person representing a group, who has selflessly given time, effort, and talent for the benefit of those in the Bluffton area, and whose dedication and achievements have profoundly improved the quality of life of the people in this area. The nominee may be living or deceased within the last year. This year’s winner will be feted at a banquet on April 6, 2023. Anyone interested in making a nomination may obtain an application by contacting John Ri

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By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN – Several Bluffton High School grapplers finished in the top four of their individual weight brackets at the Div. III wrestling sectionals in Van Buren Saturday, February 25.

The Pirates finished a solid fifth at the 13-team competition. Liberty-Benton won the sectional team title, followed by Elmwood and Carey.

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The 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting of the Apollo Board of Education on February 27, 2023 will include action on amounts to be derived from levies. The agenda is attached.

In addition to Jeremy Scoles of Bluffton, members of the board are 

Mike Carpenter
Spencer Clum
Ron Fleming
Dennis Fricke
Dan Marshman
Yvonne Marrs
Ron Mertz
Jackie Place
Brian Spallinger
Ned Stechschulte

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Pastor Bob Krueger from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will be the guest pastor for the Wednesday evening Lenten service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera. Pastor Krueger will tell how "Jesus' Final Steps Led to a Dinner Celebration" based on John 12:1-11.  

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By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

We’re putting it mildly to say Bluffton High School girls basketball teams experienced several excellent seasons in the 1920s and 1930s.

With several talented players, Bluffton HS girls teams won Allen County Class B tournament titles nine times from 1924 to 1934. These teams played under different rules than today, including competition on a half-court instead of a full-court.

One of the players, Olive Locher, actually holds a girls’ scoring record that stays in the books forever.

According to a 1927 Bluffton News story the Bluffton High School girls’ team won the Allen County Class B competition in Lima after defeating the Spencerville team 68 to 5.

Key player was Olive Locher who scored 58 of the points. The article continued that Locher ranked third in the state as best girl forward.

We have yet to discover what system was used for this ranking, but without a doubt, Locher was an exceptional player.

However, the 1934-35 school year was catastrophic for girls’ athletics in Bluffton and all of Ohio.

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Keeler and Neal honors among annual meeting actions

The Bluffton University Board of Trustees met in February for their annual winter meeting. Among several actions taken, the board approved a new construction project and a grant for students, recognized retiring faculty and welcomed a new board member.

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