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Citizens National Bank will host Customer Appreciation Day on October 6

Posted by Paula Scott on October 2, 2023 - 6:00am

Area residents and businesses are invited to a Customer Appreciation Day celebration on Friday, October 6, from 11:30 am to 1:00 p.m., at the Citizen National Bank Bluffton office,102 S. Main St. 

Free lunch including hamburgers, brats, sides and a cookie, will be served. Attendees may also enter to win a variety of door prizes. 

The bank hosts this annual event as a way to show appreciation for its customers. “We’re really looking forward to networking with our customers and having the chance to thank them in person for the trust they place in our bank every day,” says Brandt Miller, Bluffton Market President.

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Pirate boys soccer upset by Falcons 

Posted by Staff on October 1, 2023 - 8:24am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team fell victim to a second-half rally and was defeated 2-1 at Riverdale Saturday, September 30, in a non-league match at Falcon Field.

The Pirates led 1-0 at the half, but gave up two goals after intermission to lose.

Bluffton dropped to 4-7-2 overall with the road defeat. 

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Bluffton girls soccer nipped by Kalida

Posted by Staff on October 1, 2023 - 8:22am

Bluffton hosts Columbus Grove on October 3

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost a defensive battle 1-0 to visiting Kalida Saturday morning, September 30.

The Pirate girls fell to 9-5-1 with the non-league loss, while the Wildcats girls improved to 5-4-3 after the win.

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Pirates’ rugged defense stymies Knights

Posted by Staff on October 1, 2023 - 8:13am

Bluffton visits Grove in the regular season finale October 20

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School football team shut out visiting Crestview 21-0 in a Northwest Conference showdown Friday night, September 29, at Harmon Field. (Scoreboard HERE.)

The stingy Pirate defense posted its fifth consecutive shutout to pave the way for unbeaten Bluffton. The Pirates did not allow a point in the month of September.

Bluffton improved to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win. The Pirates are tied for the conference lead with Columbus Grove.

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McDonald's digital fundraiser for high school sports on Oct. 6

Posted by Staff on October 1, 2023 - 7:57am

McDonald's owner-operators throughout Ohio will be raising funds for local high school athletic programs, including Bluffton High School, on October 6. During the High School Sports Digital Fundraiser Day, 20 percent of all sales purchased through the McDonald’s app will  be donated to local sports programs.

High School Sports Digital Fundraiser Day was created by local McDonald’s owner/operators in Ohio as a way to support the high school athletics in the communities they serve. 

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A baptism font unlike any other

Posted by Staff on October 1, 2023 - 7:10am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

The St. John's United Church of Christ, at the corner of Jackson and College, has a baptismal font featuring Bluffton artist Peter Klassen's work. There are six ceramic pieces created by the artist in the 1930s.

The images feature marriage, Christmas, baptism, family, Jesus and the dove of peace.

Klassen became a member of the Bluffton College faculty at the invitation of President S.K. Mosiman in 1924 and remained on the faculty until 1958. Visitors to the campus can see more than 30 works created by Klassen and by his students in bronze, wood, and marble. 

Professor Klassen was born in Kronsgarten, Ukraine, on April 8, 1888. In 1923 the Klassen’s arrived in Canada from Russia.

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