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Girls' holiday basketball tip off this weekend

BHS vs. C-R • Arlington vs. Allen East on Friday
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 11:44am

Pirate girls open hoop season with tourney
By Cort Reynolds
Bluffton will once again host the annual McDonald's Holiday Tournament to tip off the girls basketball season this weekend.

The Lady Pirates will host local non-league rival Cory-Rawson in the second semifinal Friday night, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. That contest will be preceded by the opener at 5:30 p.m. between Allen East and defending tourney champion Arlington.

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Bluffton Hospital October births

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 11:38am

Here are births reported from Bluffton Hospital in October.

Oct. 5 – Casen James Vanderpool, son of Curt and Katie Vanderpool, Forest
Oct. 28 – Heston Scott Hines, son of Nick and Whitney Hines, Bluffton
Oct. 28 – Tia Kate Layman, daughter of Tyler and Kate Layman, Lima
Oct. 29 – Reagan Marie Lee, daughter of Josh and Kim Lee, Bluffton

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Nov. 19 community meal canceled

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 11:29am

The community meal scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19 has been canceled. With the high number of COVID cases in the area, it was decided that it was unsafe for the volunteers to be working so closely together to prepare the meal, according to Tonya Meyer of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

 

 

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Regional news
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Byron Steiner memorial service planned at a later date

Owned an excavating service, was past member of Pandora-Gilboa school board
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 11:11am

Byron Steiner, 86, of Pandora died on Nov. 12, 2020.

Byron was born Aug. 9, 1934, into the family of Ellis and Barbara (Zimmerly) Steiner. 

His brother Don (Kathy) Steiner resides in Pandora. Byron’s sisters Lois Regehr, Eloise Clymer and Winifred Core preceded him in death.

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Obituaries
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My only memory I have from Kindergarten

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 10:59am

The only memory I have from Kindergarten was the morning I arrived to find that the classroom door was already closed. This obviously meant that I could not go in and maybe even meant that school had been cancelled, so I headed home. - Roger Triplett

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Iconoclast View
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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 10:32am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Regional news
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