The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-0 at Botkins Tuesday evening, September 12, in the championship game of the delayed Elida Classic Kick-off tournament.
Bluffton dropped to 2-5-1 with the defeat.
The Trojans improved to 4-1-1 overall with the win. It marks the first time in three tries that Botkins has won the Elida tourney crown.
Hancock County Master Gardeners and the Hancock Park District are teaming up to offer native plant education and sales to benefit area gardeners. The event will be at the Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center, Saturday September 16, from 9:00 a.m.-noon. Programs about native plants that benefit wildlife, pollinators and the environmentin are free and open to the public. New exhibits and ”Ask-A-Master Gardener” gardening assistance will be part of the event.
Mornings with Mommy is a fun and easy way for you to enjoy activities with your infant through kindergarten age children (ages 0-6 years) and meet other moms. Dads, grandmas, grandpas, and nannies are welcome, too!
These educational play-dates will begin on September 18 and 19 and continue on the first and third Monday and Tuesday of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera. A second session on Monday is from 11:00-12:00 a.m.
Horace William Louis "H.W." Enderle, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in Findlay, Ohio.
H.W. was born October 3, 1929, in San Antonio, Texas, to Horace William Louis Sr. and Mary Magdalen (Ahr) Enderle. In 1951, he married Betty Sauter, who has been his companion, partner and friend for more than 70 years.
Stratton Greenhouses will be hosting the September 12 Gardeners of Bluffton-Pandora meeting. The event will start at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to bring their own chairs.
Susie Stratton, the owner of Stratton's Greenhouse and Roots by Stratton's, will be speaking about new varieties and types of perennials and shrubs. Questions are appreciated. Afterwards, participants will be able to walk around the greenhouse to purchase plants.
Stratton's Greenhouse is located at 9915 Lincoln Hwy, Bluffton, OH 45817.
FOOTBALL: Albion slows Bluffton in 42-20 win over Beavers
The Bluffton University football team dropped a 42-20 decision to Albion College on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Bluffton pulled within 28-20 early in the second half, but the Britons put it on ice with two scores as they improved to 2-0 on the season. The Beavers slipped to 1-1 following a pair of home night games at Alumni Field. FULL STORY at BlufftonBeavers.com
