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Pirate softball loses to Ada

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 9:57am

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School softball team beat local rival Bluffton 6-2 in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday evening, April 13.

The Pirate girls fell to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the loss.

The Ada girls record improved to 10-1 overall after the win. The Bulldogs are in first place in the NWC at 3-0 with the convincing victory, tied with perennial power Crestview. 

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Pirates host Track & Field tri-meet

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 6:38am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School track and field team hosted a triangular meet with Ada and Riverdale Tuesday, April 11.

Bluffton freshman Aubrey Burkholder swept the girls 100 and 300-meter hurdle events. Brianna Tabler cleared the pole vault in first.

Pirate junior Luke Donaldson won the boys 400-meter run. Noah Bricker finished first in the high jump.

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Payton Stephens earns top marks in Bluffton peace oratorical contest

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 6:32am

Payton Stephens ’22, a writing and communication and media double major from Lebanon, Ohio, was named the winner of Bluffton University’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest.

Stephens’ speech, “Finding Peace in Religious Conversations: The Free Exercise Clause and Public Schools,” was delivered to address issues of restraining religious conversations in schools.

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Bluffton University
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United Way holds Rock N’ Roll awards celebration April 25

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 6:30am

The United Way of Greater Lima will hold its Rock N’ Roll Awards Celebration for the 2022 campaign beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the OSU Lima Campus Cook Hall Gymnasium.

The event begins with live music from the Happy Jack Band, as well as pizza, wings and soft drinks provided by Westgate Lanes. Social networking will be from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. The awards celebration begins at 7:00 p.m.

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Summary of April 10 Bluffton council meeting

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 6:27am

The council packet can be viewed HERE.

Following routine matters that open all council meetings, the April 10 session saw Mayor Rich Johnson recognizie Logan Matthewson, who stood at the podium in full Eagle Scout regalia and requested politely that Council accept his project, a very impressive metal receptacle to be placed in Town Hall for the collection of worn American flags. This they did, unanimously, and thanked him for his time.

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Elementary team wins prize by averaging 640,130 steps in contest

Posted by Staff on April 14, 2023 - 6:26am

By Paula Scott

Teachers at Bluffton Elementary School are continuing to earn funds for student health improvement through the Health Action Council’s Healthy Kids Spring 2023 Challenge.  Achieving 640,130 average total steps and earning the title of Top Steppers, team members Missy Smith, Heidi Steiner, Jaime Combs and Ryan Dunlap will receive $1,500 for the school.  

Here’s an example of how challenge funds are used: this month gym teacher Ryan Dunlap introduced the entire elementary to new 9-square sets. He was able to purchase two sets and extra balls with money earned from council challenges.

The game technique is to receive the ball through the top of your square, then return it back up through your square and into another square, hitting the ball once per turn.

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