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Forgotten Bluffton: Meet a BHS graduate with 4 Super Bowl rings

Neil Schmidt could be Bluffton HS's all-time most outstanding male athlete
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2021 - 5:04pm

Would you believe that a Bluffton High School graduate earned four Super Bowl rings? That honor goes to Neil Schmidt’s collection, who might well be the best male athlete to graduate from BHS.

The 1940s-era Bluffton High School athletic standout in football and basketball started in both sports at Purdue, was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals and became a scout for the San Francisco 49ers.

He was the only Pirate to be named first team all-Ohio in two sports the same season, in football and basketball.

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Little Christmas tree in the woods

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2021 - 1:40pm

An anonymous Christmas tree lady is at work on Riley Creek between Spring and Garmatter. This star is among several holiday decorations (see additional photos in this series) on a little Christmas tree in the woods just on the north side of the street.

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Update on Bluffton Middle School

Provided by Joshua Kauffman, middle school principal
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2021 - 1:40pm

The following column is from the winter issue of the  Bluffton school newsletter, sent to community members in late January.
By Joshua Kauffman
Middle School principal
The 2020-2021 school year has been one that will forever leave an imprint on all of us when we look back on it years from now. Changes such as wearing masks, disinfecting between classes, creating one-directional hallways, social distancing, and quarantining have been added to the vocabulary of schools.

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Coping with Winter Allergies

You can fight winter allergies with these 10 steps
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on February 6, 2021 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

It's winter and, just like clockwork, you’re back sniffling again. But before you write off that stuffy nose as just another cold, you may want to consider that the culprit could actually be winter allergies.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to tame your bothersome allergies.

What Are Winter Allergies?

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Health Services
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Pirate girls smother Mustangs

Bluffton plays at Miller City Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 5, 2021 - 5:31pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton held local rival Allen East to 15 second-half points to win their annual Northwest Conference girls basketball battle 50-37 Thursday evening.

The Lady Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory. They outscored the Mustang girls 26-15 after intermission to prevail by 13 points.

The game was tied 10-10 after a tight first quarter of play. Bluffton inched into a 24-22 lead by halftime, then pulled ahead by eight with a 10-4 third stanza.

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Rick Davies was retired from Lima Ford Plant

A 1963 Bluffton HS graduate, his brother Morgan died on Jan. 28
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 5, 2021 - 3:56pm

Richard “Rick” M. Davies, 75, died after a brief illness on Feb. 4, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born April 3, 1945, in Bluffton to the late Richard and Vernice (McElroy) Davies.

Rick was a 1963 graduate of Bluffton High School. He had worked at the Little Red Barn in Bluffton and retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant.

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