On Thursday, May 12, Bluffton Elementary School first graders invited their families to an Author Party in the middle school cafetorium. The room was abuzz with activity, with the students presenting their writing and illustrations in small group circles.
Each student took a turn in the author's chair while other students and family members looked on. They shared an autobiography or an animal book that they had created. The event was organized like a conference with presentation groups numbered and authors listed on signs.
The Book ReViews nonprofit book store at 123 S. Main St. is now open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Mondays. Selling "gently used books," the shop helps fund worldwide relief work by the Mennonite Central Committee and is staffed primarily by volunteers.
At the May 13 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) meeting, board president Mandy Gerken-Snyder (Bluffton Paving Inc.-Bluffton Stone Company) introduced guests to the organization’s new executive director, Jim Enneking.
Bernard W. Baumgartner, 92, passed away peacefully in Dayton, Ohio on May 12, 2022. He was born on July 15, 1929 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Reno and Viola (Geiger) Baumgartner. On February 14, 1949 he married Betty J. Busick who preceded him in death.
The Bluffton High School track and field teams fared well at the nine-team, annual Northwest Conference championship meet in Convoy Saturday, May 14, hosted by Crestview.
The Bluffton boys finished an impressive second, behind only repeat champion Columbus Grove.
Spencerville won the girls team crown, with Grove second and Bluffton coming in a solid fourth.
Pirate junior Landon Armstrong won the boys 800 meter run in an NWC R meet record time of 1:56.16. He broke the mark held previously by Simon Derstine of 1:57.7.
