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Bluffton swim club defeats Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2020 - 12:01pm

Story by Larry Hoffman
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
The Bluffton Swim Club won their dual swim meet with Ada High School on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Putnam County YMCA in Ottawa.

Ella Armstrong finished with two first places and two second places, which included a victory in the girls 200 meter medley relay with a time of 2:10:45.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2020 - 11:44am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this?

Admittedly, this is a seasonal item. On the other hand, lots of people walk by it every day. Our only hint: It is inside a building and the business name begins with the letter B.

Answer tomorrow.

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4 in double figures, 8 players score

It's Bluffton HS girls over Arcadia 59-39
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2020 - 4:23pm

Lady Pirates scalp Redskins
By Cort Reynolds
ARCADIA - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team earned a big early lead and went on to whip Arcadia soundly 59-39 in a non-league contest Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates raced to a 21-9 edge after one period of play as Sami Scoles scored seven points and Riley Eachus buried two three-point goals.

The Pirate girls extended the lead to 36-21 at intermission as Eachus drained two more triples and Kylie Stackhouse netted five second quarter points. 

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Thayne Kleman, Tayton Kleman take first places

BHS wrestlers 4th in 11-team Allen County Invitational
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2020 - 4:18pm

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - Led by two individual weight class winners, the Bluffton varsity wrestling squad finished fourth in the 11-team Allen County Invitational meet at Lima Senior Saturday.

Top Pirate finishers:
Weight class, wrestler, place, record
106 Thayne Kleman 1st place, 3-0
126 Tayton Kleman 1st, 4-0
160 Kaden Basil 2nd, 4-1
195 Trent Howard 3rd
170 Gabe George 4th

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Zoom in on Tuesday to hear about "Bluffton Anthology"

Public Library program at 6:30 p.m. presented by Fred and Rudi Steiner
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2020 - 4:07pm

Icon viewers are invited to a Bluffton Public Library Zoom presentation at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, to hear some of the stories published in “Bluffton Anthology – A Creek Runs Through It” essays on a small Ohio town collected by Fred Steiner.

Steiner and his brother, Rudi, will talk about how the book was created. To watch the program email the library for a login at: [email protected] anytime between now and 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

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4-day in-learning schedule to continue

And, Fridays as a remote learning day for all students in third 9-weeks
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2020 - 2:55pm

Bluffton schools will continue with its four-day in-learning schedule through March 26. The announcement was made on the school website by Greg Denecker, superintendent. Click here to read the entire announcement.

A portion of the announcement follows:
First, I want to thank you for all you have done to make our first half of the school year go as smoothly as possible. 

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