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Bluffton mystery beasts, part 2

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2022 - 8:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Remember the Bluffton mystery animal from 1956 posted on the Icon last week? (Read the article HERE.)

Well, it returned in 1958–or perhaps a close relative showed up, instead. Several Bluffton residents reported large animal sightings in the fall of 1958. Those sightings continued well into 1959, reported in the Bluffton News.

Here are accounts from the Bluffton News about the 1958 bobcat, wildcat, puma, or whatever it was.

First read this story from 1925
But, as a preamble, check out this news item from the Feb. 5, 1925, Bluffton News: A 75-pound timber wolf was killed by a posse of Hardin County farmers near Ada last week. 

The killing of the wolf is believed to solve the mystery of the loss of large numbers of livestock whose half devoured carcasses have been found on the edge of the marsh during the past two years. A.D. Eply fired the shot which crippled the wolf before it was clubbed to death by the farmers.

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Historical Bluffton
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Weekend Doctor: Care for chronic illness

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2022 - 7:54am

By Lindsey Buddelmeyer 
Leadership Education & Training Specialist, Human Resources – Blanchard Valley Health System

It was the last meaningful conversation that I would have with my grandfather. It involved a deeper level discussion about what it means to be a caregiver for a loved one facing Alzheimer’s disease. He looked at me with his pale blue eyes and said, “Now take our story and do something great. If anyone can take our pain and do something to help others, it is you.” As a granddaughter, educator and an occupational therapist, I have taken these words to heart. I think of my grandparents daily in the work that I do and the privilege I have had in serving others as a healthcare provider and educator. A critical and important part of health care I learned about during our journey with Alzheimer’s disease involved two different models of care: palliative and hospice care. While many believe palliative care and hospice to be the same, they are actually quite different.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Wrestling season begins

Posted by Paula Scott on December 10, 2022 - 7:29am

The Bluffton High School boys wrestling team, pictured here, began their 2022-2023 season with a home tri-match. Read Icon coverage HERE. The team's next event is a December 21 match at Springfield Holland with Sylvania Northview.

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BHS girls basketball falls at Delphos

Posted by Staff on December 10, 2022 - 7:02am

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS--The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball squad lost 46-29 to league co-favorite Delphos Jefferson in the tip-off to their Northwest Conference schedule Thursday evening, December 8.

The Pirate girls dropped to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with their second loss in a row. 

Meanwhile, the Wildcat girls improved to 4-0 and 2-0 in the NWC with the win.

The Pirates led 7-4 after a low-scoring first period. But DJ took control with an 18-8 second quarter to grab a 22-15 lead at halftime.

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Sports
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BHS boys basketball knocks off D-Jeff for 1st win

Posted by Staff on December 10, 2022 - 6:35am

Marek Donaldson pours in 11 fourth quarter points; Ginther scores 9 in the first

By Cort Reynolds

The defending Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School boys basketball team rallied in the second half to defeat visiting Delphos Jefferson 49-42 in the league opener Friday night, December 9.

The Pirates led 13-11 after the first period, but they trailed 24-21 at halftime. 

The Pirates regained the lead with a defensive 10-4 third quarter to go in front 31-28 heading to the final stanza.

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Sports
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University art department hosts pottery sale, Dec. 9-10

Posted by Staff on December 10, 2022 - 1:01am

Bluffton University students will be selling original pieces of pottery in Sauder Visual Arts Center from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Dec. 9-10.

Profits from each sale will be given to the artist.

The student artwork sale coincides with Bluffton University’s Ohio Ceramic Invitational show, “Inspiration and Innovation,” which is currently featured in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center.

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Bluffton University
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