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Pleasant View UMC celebrates Sesquicentennial on Oct. 23

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 8:23am

Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Union Township is celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the construction of their church building in 1872.  To commemorate the occasion, the church will hold a special worship service at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 23 and a 1:00 p.m. Sesquicentennial Service of Music and Remembrance followed by the dedication of a Legacy Tree and Commemorative Stones.  All are welcome to attend these services.  

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Worship
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Beavers sports recap for Oct. 22

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:40am

Football vs. Manchester
Playing at Manchester, the Bluffton University football team kept grinding on Saturday, Oct. 22, and when the dust settled after three overtimes, the Beavers handed Matt Nardo his first victory as a head coach.

Bluffton moved to 1-6 and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference with a 46-44 triple-overtime thriller! Manchester fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the conference. On Oct. 29 they travel to HCAC-favorite Mount St. Joseph for a 1:30 p.m. start in Cincinnati.

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BHS girls soccer advances to district semis

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:22am

By Cort Reynolds

The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team beat local rival Cory-Rawson 5-1 this past Thursday, October 20, in their Div. III sectional final at home.

The Pirate girls (15-2) will host fifth-seeded Mansfield Christian (9-8-2) in the district semifinals Tuesday, October 25 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.

MC knocked off Milan Edison 5-3 Thursday in their sectional final.

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Sports
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BHS boys soccer ousts Edison in DII sectional final

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:19am

Advances to the Tiffin district semifinals vs. Riverdale,, October 26

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys soccer team scored all four goals in the second half to defeat upset-minded Milan Edison 4-1 Saturday evening in the Div. II sectional finals at Steinmetz Field.

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Sports
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BHS football falls to Grove in season finale

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:16am

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Bluffton lost 42-14 at Columbus Grove in the Northwest Conference football season finale Friday night at Clymer Stadium.

Grove reeled off two runs of 21 unanswered points to post the win. CG led 21-0 at halftime, and never led by less than 14 points after the first stanza.

With their third straight loss, the Pirates finished the campaign 5-5 overall. Bluffton ended up 4-3 and fourth in the eight-team NWC after a 4-0 start. The defeat knocked the Pirates out of playoff contention.

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Sports
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When Beavers battled with cattle

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:15am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Many viewers are familiar with the large open area on the Bluffton University campus below the library. It’s where disc golf games take place today.

Some viewers may not be aware that the field was originally the official Bluffton Beavers’ baseball diamond. 

We’ve discovered a story from the March 30, 1950, Bluffton News, written by Harriett Burkhart. Today she is Harriet Moyer, resident of Maple Crest. 

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Historical Bluffton
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