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Apollo Board meeting includes approval of levy amounts

Posted by Staff on February 26, 2023 - 8:43am

The 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting of the Apollo Board of Education on February 27, 2023 will include action on amounts to be derived from levies. The agenda is attached.

In addition to Jeremy Scoles of Bluffton, members of the board are

Mike Carpenter
Spencer Clum
Ron Fleming
Dennis Fricke
Dan Marshman
Yvonne Marrs
Ron Mertz
Jackie Place
Brian Spallinger
Ned Stechschulte

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Public Meetings

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Second Lenten Service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran

Posted by Staff on February 26, 2023 - 8:18am

Pastor Bob Krueger from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will be the guest pastor for the Wednesday evening Lenten service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera. Pastor Krueger will tell how "Jesus' Final Steps Led to a Dinner Celebration" based on John 12:1-11.

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Worship

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Know the Bluffton basketball player who scored 58 points against Spencerville?

Posted by Staff on February 26, 2023 - 7:36am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

We’re putting it mildly to say Bluffton High School girls basketball teams experienced several excellent seasons in the 1920s and 1930s.

With several talented players, Bluffton HS girls teams won Allen County Class B tournament titles nine times from 1924 to 1934. These teams played under different rules than today, including competition on a half-court instead of a full-court.

One of the players, Olive Locher, actually holds a girls’ scoring record that stays in the books forever.

According to a 1927 Bluffton News story the Bluffton High School girls’ team won the Allen County Class B competition in Lima after defeating the Spencerville team 68 to 5.

Key player was Olive Locher who scored 58 of the points. The article continued that Locher ranked third in the state as best girl forward.

We have yet to discover what system was used for this ranking, but without a doubt, Locher was an exceptional player.

However, the 1934-35 school year was catastrophic for girls’ athletics in Bluffton and all of Ohio.

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Historical Bluffton

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Two Bluffton faculty awarded emeritus status

Posted by Staff on February 26, 2023 - 7:28am

Keeler and Neal honors among annual meeting actions

The Bluffton University Board of Trustees met in February for their annual winter meeting. Among several actions taken, the board approved a new construction project and a grant for students, recognized retiring faculty and welcomed a new board member.

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Bluffton University

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Multi-talented Ron Koontz honored by BFR

Posted by Paula Scott on February 26, 2023 - 7:23am

Ron Koontz is the Bluffton Family Recreation 2022 volunteer of the year. His service to the organization includes DJ-ing for the Daddy Daughter Dance, making all of the official assignments for the indoor soccer league, and leading his Findlay Club Soccer team in a Skills Night for the BFR U6 Soccer league.