KOKOMO, Ind.--The 2023 baseball season came to an end with an 8-5 loss to Anderson University on Friday, May 12, 2023. Bluffton finished up with a mark of 22-18, which tied the school record for wins, and 14-8 in the Heartland Conference. Anderson will continue on in the HCAC Tournament with an 8 p.m. meeting against the winner of Rose-Hulman and Manchester.
At the start of the 2022-23 school year, Bluffton High School students set out to form a volunteer club as a way to give back and make positive change in the Bluffton community.
Volunteer Club is a great way for students to work together, gain leadership skills and help others. Members are encouraged to individually seek out opportunities in the community such as Bingo and nail painting with elders at Maple Crest or volunteering at the hospital.
When is Bluffton at its busiest? From May to October, Saturday morning vies for that honor. That’s when the Bluffton Farmers Market, a program of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, adds another attraction for those looking to get their shopping done in one big swoop.
Coffee? Check. Baked goods? Check. Flowers for the garden? Check. Something special for lunch? For dinner? Check, check.
KOKOMO, Ind.--The Manchester University baseball team continued to have Bluffton's number as the Spartans opened the 2023 Heartland Conference with an 11-3 victory on Thursday, May 11. Bluffton fell to 22-15 on the season and they will now await the loser of the Anderson/Rose-Hulman contest.
The Bluffton Sardine Swim Team, an 501c3 non-profit organization that offers instruction, training, will hold a parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.
Organizers note, "We will be meeting in the Middle School Cafetorium. All Bluffton Sardine families are encouraged to attend but for new swim families, please plan to attend so that you can learn about the summer swim season."
Bluffton 8th grade art students (with some help from 6th graders). painted a tribute to three middle school students who are loved and missed dearly; Briana, Ethan and Lane. The result is the school's Paint the Plow entry in the ODOT District 1 competition. Votes are being tallied on the Facebook post linked above.
My name is Avery Smith, and I have been given the opportunity to be the reporter for the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H club this year. Our club has started meeting again for the year of 2023 to start preparing us for this summer's judging.
Bluffton Soccer Club will be hosting tryouts for multiple age groups on multiple dates (below and on attached flyers), Travel soccer tryouts are open to anyone who fits in the appropriate birth year category, regardless of residence. Tryouts do not guarantee any player a spot on a team, nor is a player committing to accepting an offer just by attending tryouts.
Girls and boys born Jan. 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2012
6:00 p.m. on May 23 - Citizens nations Bank Fields
Girls born Jan 1, 2013-Dec. 31, 2016
6:00 p.m. on June 5-6 - Village Park Soccer Fields
Boys born Jan 1, 2013-Dec. 31, 2106
5:00 p.m. on June 5-6 - Village Park Soccer Fields
If inclement weathter, tryouts will be held at the Bluffton Family YMCA, 215 Snider Rd.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness Breweries in Dublin, Ireland, contemplated how one could verify who was first in the world. The Guinness World Records were born. His idea intrigued twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter to publish the Guinness Book of World Records. The first book hit the bestseller list by Christmas of 1955. The book is currently published in 100 countries in 23 languages. The publisher maintains over 53,000 records.
