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Registrations open for BFR winter men’s basketball league

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2015 - 9:57am

Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for a winter adult men’s basketball league, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.

The league will start play on Tuesday, Nov. 3. All games start at 6:30 p.m. and are played at BFR, Bluffton.

Registration, including payment and team roster, is due by Friday, Oct. 23. Team members must be 18 or older by Nov. 3. The price per team is $225.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Girls' soccer: Bluffton blanks Crestview with a "football score"

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2015 - 8:22am

It looks like a football score, but it's girls' soccer.

Bluffton defeated Crestview on the road on Oct. 12 16-0.

Bluffton goals by:  Sierra Ribley (2), Katie Burkholder (2), Abbie Parkins (4), Brooke Koontz (1), Anna Fredritz (1), Hannah Conley (1), Ashley Augsburger (1), Averey Rumer (3), Sarah Cartwright (1)

Bluffton assists by:  Hanna Conley (2), Katie Burkholder (1), Kelli Leugers (1), Averey Rumer (3), Abbie Parkins (1), Brooke Koontz (1)

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Sports
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Great start for United Way

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2015 - 5:45pm

Bluffton's United Way is off to a great start. The three local banks, Chase, Citizens National Bank and First National Bank, assisted the UW by sharing the $500 administrative costs to the United Way national organization. That means all donations from here on stay in Bluffton. From left, Tonya Meyers, Senior Citizens, a UW agency; Duane Bollenbacher, United Way president; Neil Reichenbach, United Way treasurer; Emily von Stein, Chase; Lauren Beasley, Citizens National; and Brendon Matthews, First National.

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Iconic Bakery: Easy Italian pork chop dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2015 - 5:41pm

Easy Italian Pork Chop Dinner
Recipe from Linda Ferguson in the Ada sesquicentennial cookbook, 2002

4 large pork loin chops
1/4 c. Italian salad dressing, plus 2 T.
2 T. cooking oil
4 medium potatoes - peeled and thinly sliced
1 small onion - sliced

Marinate pork chops in 1/4 c. Italian dressing for 3 hours, turning occasionally. Remove the marinade and brown both sides in oil.

Season with salt and pepper. Place in baking dish.

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Columnists
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Several Bluffton connections in Oct. 18 Maple Crest piano-violin recital

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2015 - 5:37pm

Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, will host a piano-violin recital, open to the public, at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, in its patio room.

The program will include a range of music from classical to arrangement of hymns and other well-known works.

Performing on piano is George Bixler of Orrville. He is a Bluffton College graduate and former student of Jean Szabo, Maple Crest resident, and the late James Bixel. He sister, Phyllis Bixler, is a Maple Crest resident.

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People
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1890s photo of Bluffton women

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2015 - 5:24pm

This is the earliest photo of a group of Bluffton women we've ever viewed. The best part is that every woman is listed - however - the listing is by their married name. (Except for two single women).

And, while we have all their names, we aren't certain of who is who, because the names are not row by row.

The names suggest these are wives of businessmen in Bluffton.

Here's the list, as it is hand written on the back of the photo, from top to bottom. Perhaps they are listed in order, but we don't know if the order starts on the front row or the back row.

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Historical Bluffton
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