Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 3:08pm
Bluffton Pirates advanced in the Division VI football playoffs Saturday stopping Riverdale 55-27. Tyson Shutler ran for 3 TDs, returned intceptions for scores and accounted for nearly 300 yards in total offense. CLICK HERE for the story. (Marvin Foster photo)
Both teams ranked number 1 in NW Ohio Coaches polls - BHS is DIII; Shawnee is DII
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 3:03pm
Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Rae Staton
LIMA SHAWNEE - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team tied Div. II power Shawnee 1-1 Saturday in a non-conference showdown.
Bluffton ran its record to 12-0-2 with the tie. The Indian record is now 11-2-1.
Shawnee came into the game ranked first by the coaches in the northwest region Div. II poll, while Bluffton was voted number one in Div. III.
Shawnee's Carter Jensen scored the games's first goal in the 15th minute.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 2:06pm
By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
MT. BLANCHARD - Visiting Bluffton ran out to a big halftime lead and defeated Riverdale soundly 55-27 in the first round of the Div. VI, region 22 playoffs Saturday night at D. Ray Baum Field.
Senior back Tyson Shutler ran for three touchdowns and returned two interceptions for scores to pace the victors. He also accounted for nearly 300 yards in total offense.
Swing states Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin lean Biden; Ohio a toss-up
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 1:45pm
Results from the fourth 2020 Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The races in Pennsylvania and Ohio are closer, with Biden up five points in Pennsylvania and down two points in Ohio.
But, Senior Center has Gethsemani Farms fruitcake and 4 fudge selections
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 1:24pm
Due to covid-19 the Bluffton Senior Center is unable to make peanut brittle this year. But, it now offers Gethsemani Farms fudge and fruitcakes.
“Peanut brittle has always been one of the Center’s biggest fundraisers, a project that started in the early 1970s,” said Tonya Meyer, center director.
“To make the candy, 30 or more senior citizens need to stand shoulder to shoulder for several hours, which is not advisable during the pandemic.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 11:17am
Here's Bluffton from the air in a photo taken in 1966.
As a reference point, the Bluffton elementary building is near the center of the photo, more closely to 11 o'clock.
Main Street is horozontal midway in the photo.
The Bluffton College old baseball diamond is on the top left corner.
Perhaps the biggest change is that the municipal parking lot behind CVS Pharmacy does not yet exist. And several structures near the bottom of the photo show buildings on Vance Street no longer standing.