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9 other Pirate football players honored

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – Bluffton High School senior linebacker Landen Worcester was recently named one of three Div. VI All-Northwest District Defensive Players of the Year for football by a local Ohio Prep Sportswriter Association media panel.

The 5-11, 201-pound Worcester was also named first team all-district after leading the Pirates to a 12-1 record (6-1 Northwest Conference) and their second straight regional final playoff appearance.

Cody Depweg of Coldwater and Grant Smith of Patrick Henry shared the Defensive District Div. VI Player of the Year honor with Worcester. ▶︎

More than 100 chorus members have been rehearsing for Bluffton University's 130th and 131st performances of Handel's Messiah. Performances are on Friday, December 6 in Bluffton and December 7 in Findlay. Free, general admission tickets must be reserved at www.bluffton.edu/tickets

Blanchard Valley Health System is pleased to announce it has received Level 7 achievement for the Acute survey selection in Digital Health Most Wired Survey results from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

November 21 McDonald’s Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament

  • 6:00 Arlington vs Allen East
  • 7:15 Bluffton vs Cory-Rawson

Presale tickets at https://www.blufftonschools.org/athletics/athletics-tickets

Cash ticket sales will be available at the gate.

SLIDESHOW Photos from the September 28 Bluffton Fall Festival at Schumacher Homestead, a Swiss Community Historical Society event. CLICK A PHOTO to view the slideshow at your own pace.

The Schumacher Homestead at 8350 Bixel Rd will be open for its annual Christmas Open House on December 7 and 8 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.SwissHistorical.org.

Kids, teens, and families are invited to an Open Craft and Game Space on Tues., Nov. 26.  Enjoy the day, get creative, and play together! The library will provide all the materials.

Thanksgiving Holiday closure
Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 27 and remain closed Nov. 28-30. Regular hours resume on Mon., Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. 

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