At 6:00 p.m. on January 23 Ron Headings will do a demonstration at Ten Thousand Villages of Bluffton on how he twists wire into roots and branches and attaches it to a base material to make a tree sculpture.
Headings started making wire trees as a teenager in Kansas, inspired by his love of horticulture and the coaching of a local county extension agent. “These trees are like people, the forest like humanity,” writes Ron. “They come in an infinite number of colors, shapes, and sizes, each one beautiful in its own way. The trees, like people, are shaped by their genetic structure and by the environment in which they live.”
Headings’ wire trees will also be on display at Ten Thousand Villages until January 31. Headings' business gives back to a cause that he cares about. For every tree sold, he donates money to plant a real tree somewhere in the world.
Effective January 20, Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will relocate its EasternWoods Women’s Health office to 1917 South Main Street in Findlay.
The following providers associated with the move include Lorie Thomas-Schultz, DO, Aubrey Marcum, PA-C, Jodi Bollenbacher, PA-C, and Sarah Weihrauch, PA-C. The practice phone number will remain 419-425-8131.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team used a huge first half to thrash visiting non-conference foe Carey 77-36 on January 11.
The Pirates improved to 9-2 overall with the lopsided victory. Carey fell to 3-8 after the defeat.
Guard Marek Donaldson topped a balanced Bluffton attack with 15 points. Blake Sommers scored 14, and Kain Wright added 13 markers.
Seniors Landen Worcester and Bean Ginther each netted nine points, while classmate Terron Boblitt added eight.
Bluffton led 22-2 after the first period, and built an insurmountable 45-6 margin at halftime. The Pirates won the second half, 32-30.
Donaldson scored nine first-period points and Sommers nailed two triples to shoot the Pirates to a 20-point lead. Worcester tallied seven markers in the second stanza, while Boblitt added five as they ballooned the lead to 39.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost a defensive battle 40-32 to visiting non-conference foe Paulding on January 11.
Bluffton fell to 8-6 overall after suffering their second defeat in three days. Paulding improved to 11-2 with the road win.
The Pirates led 6-5 after a low-scoring opening quarter.
But Paulding took control with a 14-6 second stanza to forge ahead 19-12 at halftime. Panther Tori Schlatter drained two triples and a two-pointer to tally eight points in the momentum-changing second period.
Bluffton rebounded to take the third quarter 12-9 and inch within 28-24 heading into the final period. But the Panthers captured the fourth stanza 12-8 to win by eight.
Junior Blair Utendorf led the Pirates with eight points on four baskets. Pirate senior post Ayla Grandey contributed seven markers.
An early morning walk in a snowy Motter Park brings to mind a favorite Pooh and Piglet adventure, when the only tracks along the way are actually your own.
The Noon Book Group at Bluffton Public Library meets on Wednesday, February 5 to discuss North Woods by Daniel Mason.
The activity is scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at noon at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main. Books to be discussed are available for checkout at the library front desk.
BLUFFTON – Playing at home, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 70-64 to Northwest Conference foe Crestview in a key league game on Friday, January 10.
The Pirates dropped to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the loss. Crestview improved to 9-3 overall and 2-1 in NWC play after the road win.
Guard Marek Donaldson led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points. Kain Wright tallied 16 markers, while Bean Ginther contributed 14 points.
Bluffton senior Terron Boblitt added nine points on three triples.
Bluffton University and University of Findlay are actively working towards a Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Change of Control application with anticipated submission in May 2025.
Per federal regulations released in 2023, the higher education merger process is completed in multiple phases. While both institutions originally anticipated merger completion by Fall 2025, these updated regulations extend the timeline.
After the Change of Control application is submitted, both institutions enter an interim period, during which they will continue to plan the alignment that will occur post-merger. During this time, neither Bluffton nor Findlay can make any substantive changes to Bluffton curriculum or programs and Bluffton students continue their current educational pathways.
