Two victories in three days have lifted the Bluffton High School girls tennis team to a 13-2 dual match record, assuring the Pirates of their best percentage season in history.
Coach Jesse Sensenig's netters disposed of Archbold 4-1 last Saturday morning and followed that up with a 3-2 edging of Bath Monday, both wins on the road.
The Bluffton Fire Department will hold an open house to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. The open house will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at the fire station, 402 N. Main St.
The fire department will perform demonstrations from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Demonstrations will include Jaws of Life extrication, use of fire extinguishers, and what to do in the event of a grease fire.
Ashtyn Shafer (right), Bluffton University's 2010 Homecoming queen and a 2011 Bluffton graduate, crowns current senior Jenna Eshleman as this year's Homecoming queen during ceremonies on Saturday, Oct. 1. Click for more.
Elizabeth Raid (left) chats with Dr. Burton Yost, professor emeritus of religion at Bluffton University, and his wife, Elnore, on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 1, at Bluffton.
Raid, a 1966 Bluffton graduate, holds a copy of her biography of her late father, "Howard Raid: Man of Faith and Vision," which was published recently by Pandora Press.
The Newton, Kan., resident returned to her alma mater on its Homecoming weekend for a launch of the book.
Seniors Elijah Tracy of Continental, and Jenna Eshleman of Landisville, Pa., were crowned Bluffton University's Homecoming king and queen before the annual Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Tracy, the son of Buff and Tony Tracy, is majoring in religion with concentrations in biblical studies and theology. Among other campus activities, he is a hall chaplain, campus prayer room co-coordinator, Technology Center assistant and drummer for the Anabaptist Bestiary Project band. He graduated from Continental High School.
