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Dancing permitted at 1939 BHS banquet, however...

Posted by Staff on April 21, 2024 - 9:03am

PHOTO from the Bluffton Public Library Digital archive: https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p15005coll28/id/1936

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Name the top Bluffton controversies of all time.

Is dancing at the high school on your list? Probably not. However in 1939 this issue was so divisive that one school board member threatened to resign and the First Mennonite and Ebenezer Mennonite churches actually held the same opinion on the issue – writing a letter to the school board to discourage dancing.

This story is from the Bluffton in two consecutive issues, covered in excellent journalist fashion by Ted Biery, editor.

Several background items are needed prior to reading the account:

• Bluffton High school students held dances previous to 1939, however no dances took place in the high school. These were either in parties in residences or in other venues off school property.

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Historical Bluffton
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Pirates host Friday Lights Invite

Posted by Staff on April 21, 2024 - 8:29am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School track and field teams hosted the five-school Bluffton Friday Night Lights Invitational meet on April 19 at Salzman Stadium on the campus of Bluffton University.

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Sports
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Weekend Doctor: Cracking the barefoot code

Posted by Staff on April 20, 2024 - 6:43am

By Thomas Vail, DPM
Podiatry Staff, Blanchard Valley Health System

Read your footprints and discover how you roll! Like a good detective story, your bare footprints can leave clues to your foot health and drop hints about possible problems. Before we crack the barefoot code, here's a quick course on walking patterns.

  • The heel usually hits the ground first.
  • As the foot moves forward, the arch flattens, and weight is transferred to the ball of the foot.
  • As you push off from the ball of the foot, the arch springs upward and does not touch the ground.

At least, that's how normal feet are supposed to work. Unfortunately, many feet aren't normal. In normal feet, this movement is straight. If the foot rolls to the inside, it's called "overpronation" and can strain the arch and hurt the knee. If the foot rolls to the outside, it's called "underpronation" and can lead to stress fractures and ankle sprains.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Annual university athletic awards celebrate success

Posted by Staff on April 20, 2024 - 6:40am

Above) Kelly Armentrout (Lima, Ohio), Bill Hanefeld (Bluffton, Ohio) and Cole Kropka (New London, Ohio) received awards as outstanding athletes and contributors to Bluffton University athletics.

“Success is a Choice” was the message given at the Bluffton University Athletics Award forum on Tuesday, April 16. Awards were also presented to standout senior student-athletes and a dedicated supporter of Bluffton athletics. 

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Bluffton University
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PHOTO Beavers play in Comerica Park

Posted by Paula Scott on April 20, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University baseball will travel north, all the way to Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, to take on Alma College on  April 24. Tickets are available at www.bluffton.edu/tickets for $10 each. First pitch is at 7 p.m. Head Coach James
Grandey notes, “This will be an awesome experience that will include full on field ... practice!”

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Suspect in Leipsic fatal shooting captured in Allen Co.

Posted by Staff on April 19, 2024 - 9:43am

Statement issued on Facebook

On April 18, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. the Putnam County Sheriff's Office received several 911 calls of shots being fired at 6302 Pro Tec Parkway, Leipsic Ohio at Kitchen Enterprises Trucking Company.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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