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P-G football loses to McComb, 35-28

Posted by Staff on September 17, 2022 - 9:09am

By Matt M. Stutz

At many Pandora-Gilboa vs McComb high school football games, the fans in attendance usually get their money’s worth, and the September 16 game was no different. It played out like a championship boxing match between two evenly matched heavyweights giving and taking punches from the opposition all night long.

Unfortunately for P-G, McComb threw the decisive blow with one minute remaining to come from behind, beating the Rockets 35-28 in a physical, hard hitting Blanchard Valley Conference showdown. 

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Chamber introduces scarecrow competition

Posted by Paula Scott on September 17, 2022 - 8:28am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting area businesses to decorate the village's downtown and compete for Best Scarecrow in a new contest.

The village's seasonal petunia pots have been removed, leaving room for new fall decorations. Businesses can adopt a light pole and attach a three-dimensional scarecrow of their own design.

The chamber directs "These decorations would either be attached to the lamp posts or [placed in] storefront windows... Consider using straw as a base for a seated figure." The area designated for the contest is on Main Street from The Centre at Bluffton to Hair Emporium, and including Cherry St. to Blended Roots, Jefferson St. to Tommy's Plaza, Vance Street, and Vine St.

In the attached document, the chamber provides guidance on materials and weather-proofing, dimensions, and other requirements.

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BHS football builds early lead, beats Ada 31-7

Posted by Staff on September 17, 2022 - 8:05am

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton raced to a big early lead and made it stand up to defeat local rival Ada 31-7 in a Northwest Conference football bout on a pleasant Friday night at Harmon Field.

The Pirates improved to 3-2 and 2-0 in the league with their second straight win.

Ada dropped to 1-4 and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. 

Bluffton jumped to a 21-0 lead but had to hold off an Ada second period rally. After the visitors scored to cut the deficit to 21-7, the Bulldogs drove deep into Pirate territory late in the second quarter.

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Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow and Village Council meetings announced

Posted by Staff on September 17, 2022 - 6:00am

The Village of Bluffton has announced the following meetings at Bluffton Town Hall

Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow – Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Village Council – Monday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m.

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Public Meetings
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BHS boys 9th at Tiffin XC Carnival

Posted by Staff on September 16, 2022 - 5:35pm

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys cross country team finished a strong ninth out of 32 teams at the Div. III A Tiffin Cross Country Carnival race on September 10.

Ottawa Hills won the boys team title with 93 points. Maplewood was a distant second with 218 points.

The Pirate boys scored 304 points.

Senior Erik Nygaard finished an impressive fourth out of 219 runners. Senior teammate Landon Armstrong ended up not far behind him in seventh. Sam Derstine crossed the line in 40th.

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Jeannine Ann (Stewart) Hartman was a school librarian

Posted by Staff on September 16, 2022 - 2:52pm

Our beloved mother, Jeannine Ann (Stewart) Hartman, 93, of Bluffton passed peacefully on September 16, 2022, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio.  

Mom was born April 30, 1929, in a farmhouse outside Bluffton, Ohio to the late Madison Stewart and Mary Kidd Stewart.  

On August 29, 1946, she eloped with “the best-looking man she’d ever seen,” Floyd Hartman, who proceeded her in death. 

She was a devoted mother of seven who affectionately called her “Wonder Woman.”

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