NEW: Due to increased interest for girls entering 3rd grade, this event has been expanded. Registration deadline is June 5 for t-shirt guarantee.

Bluffton Lady Pirate Youth Basketball Camp
June 19-20, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Bluffton High School Gymnasium

Open to girls entering grades 3-6

Hosted by the Bluffton High School Girls Basketball Coaching Staff as well as current Bluffton Lady Pirate Basketball Players.

Ohio floriculture was worth more than $240 million in 2022, according to the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Field Office.

Ohio floriculture producers sold nearly $244 million worth of floriculture commodities in 2022. This was down 10 percent from the $269 million sold in 2021.

Gwendolyn Lee Lemmon, 84, formerly of Delaware, Ohio, passed away May 30, 2023, at Willow Ridge - Betty House.

Gwendolyn was born July 19, 1938 in Buffalo, NY, to Harry and Ruth (Newell) Berrisford, who preceded her in death. 

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School junior first baseman Jacob Granger was named second team All-Northwest Conference for baseball in voting conducted by the league coaches this week in Delphos.

Four Pirates were voted honorable mention all-league.

Junior center fielder Braeden Jordan made honorable mention all-league for the second year in a row. Junior pitcher Tyler Cupples and sophomores Landen Worcester (outfielder) and Quinn Eachus (shortstop) also received HM notice.

Richland Township trustees will hold a special meeting on Wed, May 31, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township garage, 8435 Dixie Hwy, Bluffton, Ohio for personnel matters.

Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at the Township Garage.

Pirate boys 4th at regional meet

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton track and field teams competed very successfully at the Div. III district region 10 meet Wednesday and Friday, May 24 and 26, at Fostoria.

The Pirate boys team finished a strong fourth, tying with Ottawa Hills at 42 points. The Bluffton girls tied for 15th place with Holgate at 12 points.

Pirate senior Brianna Taber finished first in the pole vault by clearing a meet-best 10-8.

The Pirate boys quartet won the 4 x 800 relay race in a meet-record time of 7:57.92.

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See Marvin Foster photos HERE on Facebook

Trinity School, Jenera, is coordinating Summer Park Play Dates at Jenera Park. The invitation:

"Bring all of your kids/grandkids, both big and small to Jenera Park on 1st and 3rd Mondays of June, July and August.  Starting at 9:30 AM, your children can enjoy the sunshine and fresh air while they play and burn off energy. You can enjoy watching them as you talk with other adults."

By April Lieb, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Caughman Health Center

With summer quickly approaching, it’s important to remember the value of using sunscreen, especially on our children. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. Having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. 
A few simple steps, as directed from healthychildren.org, will help protect your family from sunburns – they are as follows:

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Details in a recently found obituary of a Bluffton man who died 125 years ago could be one of the most incredible discoveries in the community’s history.

There’s no historic marker at the entrance to town and the person in this story is buried in an unmarked Maple Grove Cemetery grave, listed as old lot number 120. 

Would you believe Bluffton was a stop on the underground railroad moving African American slaves to Canada? That fact came to light  with the discovery of the obituary or Peter K. Mumma, who died here in 1898.

Mumma’s secret was well-kept as his obituary reads, from a June 1898, Bluffton News.

In a search for his Bluffton residence, an 1880 map shows Elizabeth Mumaugh (sic) owner of Bluffton lot 19, on Riley Street directly south of where Little Riley joins Big Riley Creek. An adjoining property, lot 12, owned by Elizabeth Mumaugh and Wilhelmina Eaton is on the north side of Riley Street, and today is intersected by Spring Street. Peter’s obituary lists his wife’s name as Elizabeth.

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