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Pirate boys finish 8th in 15-team Ayersville meet

Tuesday tri-meet with Ft. Jennings and Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 4:34pm

By Cort Reynolds
Note: Pirate baseball, softball and tennis stories are below the track story
DEFIANCE - The Bluffton track and field teams competed at the 18-school Diller Invitational hosted by Defiance Ayersville Saturday.

The Pirate boys came in eighth out of 15 squads. Columbus Grove captured the boys title with 140.33 points to beat Minster by 12 points. Bluffton tallied 33 points.

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Wanda Geiger was a missionary in France for 40 years

A Bluffton High School graduate
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 4:17pm

Wanda Marie Geiger, 91, died April 25, 2021, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.  Wanda was born July 9, 1929, in Bluffton to the late Eldon and Grace (Lora) Tschiegg. On August 3, 1951, she married Wallace Geiger and he survives.

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Obituaries
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That time of year

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 3:21pm

After a one-year absence the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club bring back its first-Sunday-in-May trout derby. Here Mike Falk and Tom Augsburger tag one of the 250 tagged trout in the derby. Fishing is now closed in the Buckeye until 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 2. Sportsmen's Club memberships will be on sale at the derby and in advance at The Dough Hook.

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Saturday invite from Bluffton tree commission

Tree planting ceremony in the village park
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 2:04pm

National Arbor Day is Friday, April 30.

The Village of Bluffton will celebrate the event on Saturday, May 1, at 3 p.m. with the planting of three conifer trees at the south end of the soccer fields at the village park, according to Jon Sommer of the Bluffton Tree Commission.

“All are invited to participate in this event, keeping in mind social distancing,” he said.

“You are also encouraged to plant a tree of your own leading up to or on Arbor Day.

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Events
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Session 2 group exercise begins

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 1:51pm

Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, announces that its Spring Session 2 group exercise begins today. Viewers may still register for the classes you plan to attend. Call 419-358-4150 for details.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Mid-1950s trout derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 10:57am

Bluffton's 77th trout derby is May 2. Here's glance at a much earlier derby. We're guessing it's the early to mid-1950s. We base that upon the boy on the bottom left – thinking that's David Little (1959 BHS grad).

Of course, that's Arden Baker standing at the microphone and by the looks of things the happy person next to him, who we do not know, appears to be hold a very large pickerel, which was stocked in the quarry during this era.

This photo was taken by Paul Diller and is from the Jim Diller collection.

 

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Historical Bluffton
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