It was not uncommon for communities to have their own bands in the early 1900s. Such is the case for Bluffton. Will Triplett took this photo of the "Bluffton Merchants Band" around 1900.
The Pirate Cross Country team travelled Saturday to Fostoria: their 4th meet in 10 days. Though some had tired legs, the Bluffton athletes continued to turn up the heat.
The Fostoria course is known best for its hill, known to many as "the wall." A deceivingly flat start to the race takes runners around baseball diamonds and classic Ohio cornfields.
Brooklyn and Mollie Meyer may be small but they are two of the biggest Pirates fans we know. Just look at the way they wave Pirate flags. The twins, not quite 12 months, watched the BHS-BU homecoming parade with their mom, Heather, and grandparents Guy and Sue Rhodes. The twins live in Ft. Jennings.
David Yoder is the September Bluffton High School student of themonth. The senior is the son of Mark and Julie Yoder, 8180 Rockport Road, Bluffton.
He carries a 4.0 grade point average and is a member of several school organizations. These include marching band, concert band, jazz band, pep band, concert choir, show choir, men's chorus, drama club, math club, chess club, Spanish club, SADD, National Honor Society, renaissance committee and the student senate.
This driver likes Ohio State, Defiance College (?), Bluffton University and the Shawnee Indians. The Icon saw it in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.
Several projects are on the construction schedule at Bluffton Hospital this week. Those projects follow:
Framing of the two-story addition is nearing completion.. Masonry work continues on the stairs and elevator near the new Emergency Department.
Masonry work has begun next to Harmon Road.. Air handlers have been set in place over the new Surgery area.
The new boilers have been installed and will be inspected by the state. Once they are certified by the state, they will be tested for two weeks and then the old boiler will be removed.
