The Bluffton Elementary PTO bakery Bingo event was a great success, according to Melissa Knauss, PTO president. The group estimates that this year's profit may be over $3,000, up from over $2,300 last year.
"We ended up with 22 classroom baskets, and 31 business baskets for a total of 53," she said. "Everyone had fun playing Bingo."
"We had eight tables filled with donated baked goods, which then individuals who won Bingo, could pick their choice of a baked good.
"The winner of our 50/50 drawing was Natalie Mueller, taking home $215," she added.
The American Heritage Girls program is coming to Bluffton.
AHG is a nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community, and country. It is open to girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Tanya Augsburger (Troop Coordinator) and Randa Kinn (Vice Coordinator) have been working through the process of getting an AHG troop going here. Every AHG Troop has a Chartering Organization, and Bluffton Baptist Church has agreed to fill that role for Bluffton’s AHG Troop OH2505.
Bluffton High School football standout Isaac Little will join the University of Cincinnati's football program as a preferred walk-on. The announcement was made on Feb. 5 by Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.
As a Pirate, Little was a first team all-Ohio, all-Northwest Ohio and all-Northwest Conference player.
The Bluffton fire department takes on the Bluffton police department in the second annual Battle of the Badges basketball game. The police team hopes to defend their title from last year’s inaugural contest.
The event, at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 2, at the Sommer Center at Bluffton University, is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted at the door.
The fund-raiser will include raffles, door prizes, a 50-50 drawing, concessions and the chance for a half-court shot.
Looks like the North Mound Street neighborhood got into the igloo construction business recently. Jacob Barnett, BHS sophomore, peeks through the igloo entrance. Will Thompson took the photo. Watch for more photos posted soon.
Bill and Mary Ann Suter gave a Power Point presentation "How to get 85 horses coast to coast with no hay and a little bread," during the Jan. 21 Bluffton Lions Club meeting.
Bill and Mary Ann spoke about a flight across the United State in their small 85 HP two-seater Cessna 150 airplane.
The trip took weeks as they landed every two hour with a head wind. Their speed was a little faster than vehicles travelling below on the roadway.
