Ronald Ray Badertscher, 82, passed away January 21, 2024, at the Mennonite Memorial Home.
Ron was born July 14, 1941 in Bluffton, to Wilmer and Glenona (Hathaway) Badertscher who preceded him in death. On January 20, 1962 he married Sharlee Burge Badertscher who survives.
Through March 17, local Girl Scouts will be participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, selling nine varieties of fan-favorite cookies across northwest Ohio. The annual event is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls.
February 16, 2024: cookie booths open
February 16, 2024: order online from a nearby troop
The Bluffton Gators bowled a match at Sportsmen Lanes vs. Liberty-Benton on Saturday, January 20.
Junior Varsity
Four bowlers--Laney Kiene 97, Xaiver Navarro 169, Drew Frideger 124, 118 & Elijah Nye 175, 191--shot scores over their average with two of them (Navarro 298 and Nye 376) scoring their personal best series of the season. Taking 3 of the 4 baker games, the JV had a great winning score of Gators 1,959-L-B 1,699.
Hanover takes down Women’s Basketball 73-56
(January 13) HANOVER, Ind. - The Bluffton University women's basketball team knotted it up late in the first half, but Hanover College pulled away late for a 73-56 victory on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Bluffton fell to 5-10 overall and 3-5 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover improved to 9-6 and 7-1 in league play.
April 25-26 are Kindergarten Screening dates; sign ups will be later in February
Bluffton Elementary School has announced that kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. To register, visit https://www.blufftonschools.org/parents/student-registration/ and select the 2024-2025 school year to begin the registration process.
Documents needed to complete the registration are:
FINDLAY__The visiting Bluffton boys basketball team defeated non-league foe Liberty-Benton 63-56 Saturday, January 20, to extend their win streak to 10 games.
Bluffton improved to 12-1 after the victory. The Eagles fell to 9-5 with the defeat.
