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Donna Augsburger was a 1947 Pandora High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 2:45pm

Donna Augsburger, 91, of Bluffton, died in Bridge Hospice at the Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. 

Born Nov. 29, 1928, to Franklin and Dessie (Radabaugh) McCullough, Donna grew up in the Gilboa area. After graduating from Pandora High School in 1947, Donna attended Warner’s Beauty College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, married Clyde Augsburger in 1948, and worked as a hair dresser and later as a secretary at Hercules Tire, before dedicating her life to being a homemaker and the right hand to her husband on the family farm.  

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Obituaries
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Births from Bluffton Hospital since July 30

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 2:17pm

The following births are reported from Bluffton Hospital since July 30.

July 
30th – Xena Ruby Grace Badertscher, daughter of Xandra Badertscher, Bluffton
30th – Letty Marie Anderson, daughter of Harvey and Desa Anderson, Bluffton

August
3rd – Reed Daniel Butler, son of Levi and Emily Butler, McComb
7th – Michael Mathias Stewart, son of Conner and Katie Stewart, Bluffton
11th – Cohen Marley Rump, son of Andrew and Brittany Rump, Ottawa
12th – Sawyer Edward Pauley, son of Brandon and Ashley Pauley, Kenton

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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You can watch all BHS varsity sports games live

Games viewed from the school website • games archived, too!
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 1:25pm

Oh, the wonders of technology!

Can you imagine watching a Bluffton High School sports game live from your home?

While some Pirate sports fans may not be able to attend games in person this fall, because of rulings limiting crowd size, there’s Plan B.

Here it is, and it’s almost like being in the stadium.

Bluffton school system this fall provides live steams of games for:
• Volleyball
• Football – and the band halftime show
• Boys’ soccer
• Girls soccer

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Sports
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High church work

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:40pm

The paint is already applied and dry. The Icon snapped this photo of a paint trim project on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church last week. The work was completed by Klausing Painting.

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Bluffton netters nipped 3-2 at Fostoria

Pirates win both doubles matches
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:18pm

By Cort Reynolds
FOSTORIA - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost a close 3-2 match at Fostoria Monday evening.

The Lady Pirates won the two doubles matches, but dropped all three singles bouts to fall to 2-5 this season.

Juniors Libby Frazier and Ellie Nickel won at first doubles by a 7-5, 6-2 score. Freshmen Caitlyn Couch and Brooke Camper combined to win at second doubles 6-4, 6-1.

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Sports
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Pirate boys crush Bearcats in league lidlifter 10-0

Scores by Schriner 3, Hoffman 2, Derstine, Mehaffie, Kleman, Oglesbee, Shepard 1 each
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:14pm

By Cort Reynolds
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team stomped Spencerville 10-0 in the Northwest Conference opener Monday night. 

The Pirates improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the shutout victory. The Bearcats fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the league with the lopsided loss.

Senior Jonathan Schriner tallied three goals and dished out an assist to pace the Pirate attack. He scored in the eighth, 29th and 39th minutes. 

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