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Ellie Nickel and Libby Frazier win streak keeps going

Bluffton falls to LCC
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 8:47am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost 4-1 to visiting Lima Central Catholic Wednesday evening.

The defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 4-11 this season.

Pirate juniors Ellie Nickel and Libby Frazier teamed up to post the lone Bluffton win at second doubles by a 6-0, 6-2 score. 

All four LCC wins were posted convincingly in straight sets.

Bluffton is scheduled to host Bryan Saturday, Sept. 26.

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Bluffton girl kickers win 6th straight

Goals by Allison Diller and Rebakah Hoff • BHS 2, Miller City 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 8:39am

By Cort Reynolds
MILLER CITY - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team came from behind to defeat Miller City 2-1 in a defensive battle Wednesday evening.

The Lady Pirate kickers improved to 7-2-1 with their sixth consecutive victory. MC fell to 4-4 with the close defeat.

Wildcat Madison Ellerbrock scored the game's first goal in the fourth minute. But then the Bluffton defense buckled down and held the hosts scoreless over the final 76 minutes of play.

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Child Development Center announces participation in USDA-funded food program

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 6:56am

Bluffton Child Development Center, 325 County Line Road, Bluffton, announces sponsorship of the USDA-funded child and adult care food program for fiscal year 2021, announced Francine Donathan, BCDC director.

For more details contact the Center. The attached chart shows income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced price meals effective July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.

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Regional news
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Letter: Thank you for your support of the Main Street flags

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 6:46am

Icon viewers:
Especially in this pandemic situation, the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (in conjunction with the Village of Bluffton, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Bluffton American Legion) says thank you to the many businesses and individuals who helped to sponsor the 2020 Main Street flag proejct. The cooperation among so many people who helped this project in so many ways is truly inspiring. And the stories behind the people who are honored and memorialized are heartwarming.

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Letters
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Want peace of mind that someone will know if you need help?

Active Aging with Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 6:39am

Want peace of mind that someone will know if you need help?  Snug Safety is a free, friendly daily check-in service for people living alone. 

The app is simple and easy to understand, no matter how comfortable (or uncomfortable!) one may be with new technology. It works on an iPhone and the Android smartphone.  

It's my personal check-in buddy that I've used for well over two years. It gives me the confidence knowing someone has my back and is looking out for my safety.  

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Health Services
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Jim Green was a 1953 Bluffton High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 24, 2020 - 6:22am

Former Bluffton resident James “Jim” Henry Green, 85, of Harlingen, Texas, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. He was born March 6, 1935, in Lima, to Henry and Louise Green.

Jim was raised on a farm in Bluffton. After graduating from Bluffton High School in 1953, he attended Ohio State University in Columbus from 1953 to 1955. 

Prior to completing a degree, Jim entered the United States Air Force aviation cadet program in Harlingen, Texas, in 1956. He graduated from the program and received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. 

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