Regular season ends this week with non-league road games
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 5:12pm
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Bluffton used a big second half to defeat local rival Allen East 49-30 in a Northwest Conference girls basketball contest on an icy night last Thursday.
Bluffton led 12-6 after one period, yet upset-minded host AE rallied to take a 17-16 edge at halftime. But then the Lady Pirates outscored the Mustangs 33-13 after intermission to win going away.
Bluffton stymied AE 17-6 in the third period to seize a 10-point lead, then salted it away with a 16-7 fourth quarter.
Featuring Mennonite migrations; visiting Switzerland, France, Germany, The Netherlands
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 4:21pm
Bluffton University President Jane Wood and Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication, will host a tour of Europe Sept. 26-Oct. 7, 2020.
The experience will feature tours of significant Mennonite heritage sites and visits to Zurich and Bern, Switzerland; Strasbourg, France; Cologne, Germany; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 4:16pm
Robert “Bob” Evan Gratz, 92, of Bluffton died at 5:23 p.m., Feb. 7, 2020. He was born July 9, 1927, in Allen County at the family home to the late Christian and Caddie (Cook) Gratz.
Bob graduated from Bluffton High School class of 1945. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduation and served on the aircraft carrier, USS Bon Homme Richard.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 4:04pm
Click to read "Remembering Dr. Freed," by Monty Siekerman.
FROM ADA ICON - Former Ohio Northern University President Dr. DeBow Freed. died in his home in Ada on Feb. 8, 2020.
Born Aug. 26, 1925, DeBow Freed grew up on his family’s farm near Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was elected president of his high school class, graduated from Gallatin Tennessee High School at age 17, and was appointed, attended, and graduated from West Point in 1946 when he was 20 years old.
Plans to major in computer science at ONU or Ohio State
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 3:19pm
Xavier Dunifon, a Bluffton High School senior, is the January BHS student of the month.
He is a member of Spanish Club, likes photography and is creating the senior video for graduation. He had received the "Photography Student of the Year" award at the recent academic banquet.
He is a member of the BHS track team. In 2019 he was a championship finalist in the 300m hurdles at the state track meet.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2020 - 3:10pm
The identify of J. Denny and Jenny Beaver will be revealed on Saturday. The revealing will take place between the men's and women's basketball games at the Sommer Center. Watch the video below for more details.