Sam Diller, Bluffton attorney, is the latest portrait on the Oscar Velasquez mural. A dedication and ribbon cutting of the mural is planned during the Fall Festival. The dedication is at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25.

Four Bluffton Buccaneers football games are scheduled this week. On Monday, Sept. 20 the 3rd and 4th grade team travels to Arlington for a 6 p.m. game.

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the 5th grade team travels to Allen East for a 6 p.m. game.

On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Bucs travel to Ottawa against the Ottawa Blue at 2 p.m. The 4th grade team plays at 4 p.m.

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A Punt, Pass and Kick Competition was held on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Trinity Lutheran School Athletic Field in Jenera.

Five girls and 18 boys participated. The following winners will proceed to the sectional competition on Oct. 17 at Tiffin Columbian High School.

6-7 year olds- (no girls participated), Kolin Bird, Jenera

8-9 year olds-Kwynn Alge, Findlay and Patrick Dillon, Findlay

10-11 year olds-Brittany Essinger, Bluffton and Brayton Rader, Findlay

Start of girls' Blue Division race (Bill Suter photo)

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By Hannah Chappell-Dick
Last Saturday, the Pirates travelled to the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold CC Invitational, the site of their district competition in October. It's a confusing course in some ways, with crossing paths and tight turns.

In the Gold division race (Bluffton was in Blue), a few girls finishing in the top ten were disqualified for unknowingly cutting a portion of the course.

Mission Sunday will be celebrated at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, on Sunday Sept. 26.

Gary Lupe will be the guest speaker during the Bible Class time beginning at 9:20 a.m. He will speak on the mission efforts in Apache land. Worship service times are 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is handicapped accessible and all are invited. More information is at www.trinitylutheran-jenera.org.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

In the nearly 30 years that we've been married, we haven't taken many risks, except for buying three houses and having two children. For the most part, we're cautious -- probably overcautious -- he more than I. Blame that on the fact that I'm the only girl in a family of four older brothers -- they taught me to do things that our parents never knew about until after the fact.

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