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Bluffton softball seeded 5th, to host rival AE

Posted by Staff on May 2, 2023 - 6:53am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton softball team was seeded fifth in the 11-team Div. III sectional/Lima district drawing Sunday.

The Pirate girls (8-9) will host local rival Allen East (6-9), who was seeded sixth, in the sectional semifinals May 9.

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Beaver women's golf recap April 28

Posted by Staff on May 2, 2023 - 6:47am

KIEFFERVILLE, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's golf team battled rainy conditions during round one of the 2023 Heartland Conference Championships on Friday, April 28, 2023. Bluffton was up and down on its way to finishing day one firmly in 5th place with an 18-hole score of 362 on Friday.

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April 2023 field reports from the Ohio Division of Wildlife

Posted by Staff on May 2, 2023 - 6:42am

Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife officers 

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two 
In February, State Wildlife Officer Nathan Kaufmann, assigned to Richland County, and K-9 Officer May attended a Junior Naturalist Program event at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. A group of 12- to 18-year-old students with an interest in the outdoors attended. Officer Kaufmann spoke about his background and his experience with natural resources jobs. He also talked about other career options within the Ohio Division of Wildlife and gave an overview of the K-9 programs. After the talk, K-9 Officer May demonstrated her ability to assist in poaching cases by locating hidden ginseng.  

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Book Review: Our Missing Hearts

Posted by Staff on May 2, 2023 - 6:35am

Review by Robert McCool

Words can be weapons; whether written or spoken, or the more dangerous implied threat by authority.

Poetry has to be words too; a light illuminating the darkness in some human souls.

Such is the premise in the new masterwork by Celeste Ng, titled Our Missing Hearts ($34.00, Random House ISBN978-0-593-63267-3).

The story begins after the collapse of the United States economic system (which is blamed on the Chinese, of course). This is the time of PACT (Preserving American Culture and Traditions), a totalitarian authority that controls the whole country. PACT has the power to suppress any activity that is considered UN-American or seditious. PACT has the power to read all mail, wiretap any phone, or impose an ongoing curfew, which the breaking of brings down the law. Big time.

They also have the right to remove any child from its family if the parents do not follow PACT constraints faithfully to protect American values. These PACT laws were passed unilaterally by the House and Senate in an effort to bring America out of the Crises.

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A golden May at the Senior Center

Posted by Paula Scott on May 1, 2023 - 7:52am

"Blooming flowers, graduations, fishing derbies, Memorial Day weekend. There is a lot to like about May. May this month bring you warm sunshine and happiness," opens the May 2023 Golden Age News, published monthly by the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

The newsletter is a monthly reminder of the activities and resources available at 132 N. Main St. Among special opportunities this month:

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Gallery 323 hosts BHS senior showcase

Posted by Paula Scott on May 1, 2023 - 7:31am

This week, through May 6, Gallery 323 is hosting the first showcase for senior artists from Bluffton High School. The exhibit kicked off with an opening reception on Friday, April 28. The exhibit is located at 323 N. Main St. and is open on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. PHOTOS by Ellie Bergstrand.

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