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Heads up on Pirate boys basketball vs. Ottawa-Glandorf

Posted by Staff on December 4, 2023 - 11:19am

From the BHS Athletic Director:

Friday night, December 8, Bluffton HIgh School boys basketball will host the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans. Presale tickets will be available online at https://www.blufftonschools.org/athletics/athletics-tickets beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday Dec. 4.

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Sports
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Holiday dulcimer music at Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Staff on December 4, 2023 - 9:24am

The Bluffton Public Library will have a Holiday Dulcimer Music event on Tuesday, December 5.

The event will start at 1:00 p.m. on the library’s main floor. Enjoy refreshments while listening to festive holiday music performed by local musicians.

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Bluffton Public Library
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PHOTO Drive on through to the other side

Posted by Paula Scott on December 4, 2023 - 9:02am

Don't be fooled by the trucks and scaffolding, Wendy's is open on State Route 103. However, you'll need to use the drive through while renovations take place in the front of the shop.

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Bluffton alumna encourages students to have brave conversations

Posted by Staff on December 4, 2023 - 8:58am

2010 graduate Andrea Flack-Wetherald brought her combined skills in social work and improvisation to Bluffton University’s weekly Forum on Nov. 28. The social worker, author and comedian shared tips for holding brave conversations and explained how those difficult conversations can ultimately lead to wellness.

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Bluffton University
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December events at Bluffton Presbyterian

Posted by Staff on December 4, 2023 - 8:54am

Have announcements for the Icon's Churches section? Email [email protected].

Breakfast & Bibles for Men began on December 3rd and will continue each Sunday morning from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at McDonalds, 500 State Route 103.

On Saturday, December 9 there will be a ‘Mix and Match’ Christmas Cookie & Candy Sale from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the basement Fellowship Hall at BPC. You may choose your own assortment for $7 a pound.

December 10 at 10:15 a.m. will be Youth Sunday with worship and a skit written by Tenna Rhonemus.  Soup and sandwiches will be served after the service.

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Worship
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One century plus 12 years ago

Posted by Paula Scott on December 3, 2023 - 7:47am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Question: When did Bluffton High School first offer a girls’ basketball team?
Answer: We aren’t certain, but we are getting closer to the answer.

We’ve pushed it back to 1911, thanks to a photo in the collection of Rose Harvey, whose grandmother, Clara Fett Andrews, was on the team.

Here’s the sophomore girls’ basketball team from that year. We know this because the basketball reads “Soph – 1911.”

And, 1911 was the first year that Bluffton had its own high school building. Prior to that all 12 grades were housed in one building on Jackson Street.

This team played games either in the 1911 BHS building, where the gym eventually became the band room. Or, they played games in a building behind The Food Store which was also a roller rink. We know that boys teams played in both locations.

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Historical Bluffton
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