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It happens every year, but this was the first one

Posted by Staff on November 5, 2023 - 6:00am

The tale of Bluffton's first teenage speeding ticket

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Take a wild guess. You’ll be way off.

In which year was the first Bluffton teenager pulled over by a Bluffton police officer and charged with speeding?

Would you believe 1919?
The holders of this distinction are Raymond Stratton and Tesla “Tubby” Stearns. These Bluffton speed demons may have raced at the unheard speed, topping perhaps 15 miles per hour,  and in so doing created an incredible racket.

The story as we understand it follows from an interview we had with “Tubby” in 1989, when he lived at Mennonite Memorial Home, 70 years after the incident. First, a little background on these two potential juvenile delinquents. Stearns was a 1918 Bluffton High School graduate and Stratton was a 1919 grad. 

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PHOTO Another shutout by Bluffton Pirate football

Posted by Paula Scott on November 4, 2023 - 3:17pm

The November 3 quarterfinals match between Bluffton High School and Wynford High School resulted in another shutout for the Pirates. This was the eighth time the Pirates silenced their opponents this season. The final score of the Div. VI, Region 22 playoff was 38-0. PHOTO by Marvin Foster.

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Obituary for Diana Escurel Sabater Emmert

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2023 - 3:00pm

Diana Escurel Sabater Emmert of Bluffton, Ohio, died on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Bridge Hospice in Findlay, Ohio, with her husband and sister-in-law at her side.

She was born in Manila, Philippines, the third daughter of Atty. Luis Gonzales Sabater and Paz E Escurel Sabater, who were from Gubat, Sorsogon, Philippines.

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David Alan Little was an attorney

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2023 - 7:27am

David Alan Little, 82, formerly of Zanesville and Lima, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 11:44 a.m., at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo.

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Andreas 2nd team all-district soccer, Hoffer named top assistant 

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2023 - 7:18am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School soccer teams placed multiple players on all-district teams in voting recently conducted by the Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.

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Opportunistic Pirates blank Royals in regional football quarterfinals

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2023 - 7:13am

Bluffton capitalizes on 5 Wynford turnovers

By Cort Reynolds

The rugged Bluffton High School defense posted its eighth shutout of the season, and the offense was sharp as the Pirates rolled to a 38-0 win against a visiting, overmatched Wynford squad at Harmon Field Friday night, November 3, in a Div. VI, Region 22 football playoff mismatch.

The Royals committed five costly turnovers, and the Pirates capitalized to win their second round bout going away.

Bluffton improved to 11-1 with the one-sided victory. Wynford ends its season 7-5 after the decisive shutout loss.

The #2 seed Pirates will play Ottawa Hills (11-1) next Friday in the region 22 semifinals at a site TBA, possibly Findlay. 

The #6 seed Green Bears went on the road and upset #3 seed Colonel Crawford 28-21 in their second round bout Friday.

“Our defense did a great job of bending and not breaking,” said Pirate head coach Jeff Richards. “When we were able to force turnovers the offense did a good job of capitalizing.

“It was a good, physical team win,” he added. (Continues)

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