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Sure sign of fall at Suter's

Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 9:42am

Opening day of the Suter Produce corn maze, sunflower patch, pumpkin patch and cider press located at 4674 County Line Rd (Road R) is September 11. The seasonal attraction is open Saturdays and Sundays. The cider press store is open Monday-Friday.

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Bluffton University volleyball results September 8

Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 9:26am

The Bluffton University volleyball team went down 2-0 and then rallied for the next two sets before dropping the clincher 15-10 on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Bluffton slipped to 2-3, while the Bulldogs improved to 2-4 on the season.

The Beavers stormed back and took sets three and four by identical 25-22 scores after digging the 2-0 hole. However, a 10-kill, no error hitting display in the fifth set gave the Bulldogs their second victory of the season.

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Sports
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Quellhorst earns all-tournament honors at golf Invitational

Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 9:24am

The Bluffton University men's golf team hit the links for the third time in four days when they traveled to the Military Appreciation Invite at Defiance on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Bluffton was coming off two days at Ohio Northern on Sunday and Labor Day.

Earning All-Tournament honors after shooting an even par 72 was junior Clay Quellhorst (St. Marys/Memorial) who shot Bluffton's best score since 2004. He placed 4th at Defiance on Wednesday and it moved him into a tie for 8th on the all-time Bluffton leaderboard.

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Sports
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Better Than Chicken Wire!

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 7:00am

Chicken wire is a thin, flexible mesh of galvanized steel with hexagonal gaps meant to contain chickens and fowl. The wire comes in gap diameters of ½, 1, and 2 inches with gauges between 19 and 22. Chicken wire was used during World War II for radar fields and over helmets to insert leaves to make camouflage. Chicken wire can block radio and Wi-Fi signals by creating a Faraday cage. The Faraday cage was invented in 1936 by Michael Faraday to protect sensitive electronic equipment within an enclosure from external radio waves. So why am I writing about chicken wire?  

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Health Services
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Free Cleveland Brass Works concert Sept. 16

Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 7:00am

Brass quintet Cleveland Brass Works will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16 in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall. The concert serves as a welcome back for the community after campus was closed to the public during the 2020-21 academic year. Seating is first come, first served and doors will open at 7 p.m. Masks are required inside campus buildings.

Cleveland Brass Works has performed at venues including concert halls, music festivals and corporate events, and provides a unique approach to a brass quintet concert.

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Bluffton University
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Presentation on historic interurban railroads

Posted by Paula Scott on September 9, 2021 - 7:00am

Author, local historian and former Bluffton Icon owner Fred Steiner will give a free presentation on Bluffton’s electric trolleys at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15.

According to director Tonya Meyer, the talk is titled “115 years ahead of its time, or what are those rails doing under Main Street?” The presentation will include over 75 Bluffton-related images including photos, maps and timetables.

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Historical Bluffton
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