On March 10, Bluffton Council member Ben Stahl was among those reporting on planning and work taking place at a new park on Snider Rd. being developed by a partnership of the Bluffton Soccer Club, Bluffton Lions Club and the Village of Bluffton.
He presented the name “Legacy Park” as recommended by the Park and Recreation committee, which was approved by council. Stahl noted that some 50 park name suggestions were generated by a recent community survey.
The timeline for league play at the park’s seven youth soccer fields has been pushed back to spring 2026. Assistant village administrator Bryan Lloyd reported that grass seed is ordered but the possibility of being established for play in fall 2025 has been scratched due to wet conditions. READ MORE
Jill Ann Miller passed from this earth to her long awaited home on March 2, 2025. Many of you may have recognized her as she rode her bike or walked down the streets of Bluffton but I would venture that not many of you really knew Jill. She was a smallish freckled and reddish haired lady that always seemed slightly disheveled. She always seemed to have an older face, even when I first met her almost 30 years ago. I was new to Bluffton and started attending a church. Jill was a regular there. She was kind and inviting and seemed to speak faster than her thoughts could keep up with.
Bluffton University Interim President Dr. J. Alexander Sider has issued an "open letter" to "alumni, parents, donors and friends" in a video presentation provided HERE on YouTube addressing recent developments that ended the proposed merger of Bluffton University and Findlay University. He speaks of collaboration with this constituency and provides a link to www.bluffton.edu/questions
Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2025-26 academic year (listed below). Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.
President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing. READ MORE
COLUMBUS – Bluffton sophomore Mason Shank wrestled in the Div. III state tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University Friday and Saturday, March 7-8.
The Pirate heavyweight posted a 1-2 record and advanced to day two of the OHSAA tournament before being eliminated.
He ended his season with a fine record of 41-11.
In the first round of the 285 lbs. bracket Friday, Shank met the top seed in his quarter of the 16-man draw. Undefeated Dalton senior Cohen Riggenbach narrowly beat Shank in a tight 2-1 decision to drop the Pirate into the consolation bracket.
The Bluffton Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of March 10 to 15. For further details and dates, visit www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org/library-events.
