LONGMONT, Colo.--Barbara J. ("B.J.") Suter, 74, a graduate of Troy High School and Bluffton College in Ohio and a long-time employee of the City of Boulder, Colorado, died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont.
Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services of Bluffton.
FINDLAY, Ohio–Educators of pre-kindergarten through high school students are invited to attend a free Project WILD workshop in northwest Ohio on Friday, Feb. 10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The workshop focuses on supplemental curriculums that teach wildlife-related conservation concepts using everyday subjects such as math, science, and social studies. Project WILD and Aquatic WILD (K-12) guidebooks are provided to all participants.
Bluffton University awarded the Fall 2022 Lifetime Service Award to Kathy (Gaines ’78) Carr, retired educator and administrator from Fort Wayne Community Schools, Bluffton University class of 1978. Major: Elementary education.
Following her path
Over the course of her 40-plus-year career in education, Kathy (Gaines ’78) Carr estimates she touched the lives of roughly 6,000 children. However, the recipient of Bluffton’s Lifetime Service Award explains her dedication to the students, teachers and the larger community of Fort Wayne, Ind., as simply “my path to follow.”
On Sat., February 4 at 9:00 a.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District will offer a Winter Walk at Haver Ridge Metro Park, 8335 Bellefontaine Rd. Harrod.
Experience nature in winter with a hike at beautiful Haver Ridge Metro Park.
Be prepared for the weather and ground conditions.
Haver Ridge offers an approximately 1- mile moderate trail.
Register by calling 419-221-1232 or go to www.jampd.com to register by Feb. 3.
The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim team competed on Saturday, January 21 in the Allen County Invitational hosted by Bath High School at the Lima YMCA. The girls team finished in first with 453 points, ahead of Elida’s 447 points. The Lima Shawnee team finished in third place with 351 points.
The boys team finished third with 304 points. Shawnee boys won with 551 points, with Bath in second with 334 points.
Combined, the Bluffton Pirates finished second with 757 points. Shawnee finished in first with 902 points and finishing in third overall was Elida with 595 points.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team built a lead with strong defense and held off a late Riverdale charge to win 25-21 in a low-scoring non-conference contest Saturday afternoon, January 21.
The Pirate girls limited the Falcons to just 18 percent field goal shooting and only nine points in the second half to post the road win.
Bluffton held Riverdale without a basket in the third quarter, and to one point in the period to build a 10-point lead going to the fourth quarter.
Riverdale scored the first eight points of the final stanza to pull within a basket, but came up short.
Falcon Maddie Biltoft bounced in two foul shots with 1:42 remaining to inch the Falcons within 23-21.
At the 1:26 mark, Pirate post Ayla Grandey was fouled on a half hook and swished a pair of free throws to build the lead back to four. Riverdale’s Mariah Bonham missed a triple, and Pirate Sami Scoles rebounded.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team slipped to 4-12 overall and 2-7 in the Heartland Conference after falling 65-47 in a home matchup against Manchester University on Wednesday, January 18. Manchester improved to 8-8 and 6-3 in the HCAC.
GriefShare, a support group for those who have lost a loved one whether that loss is recently or a more extended time, is returning to Bluffton.
The GriefShare support group is sponsored by Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton, OH. For more information contact Pastor Dick Potter at the church office at 419-358-8588 or email [email protected]. Pastor Dick may also be reached at [email protected].
