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Panthers rally late past Bluffton boys 

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 2:32pm

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Bluffton got outscored by eight points in the second half and lost a tough 52-47 battle at Paulding in Northwest Conference boys basketball action Friday night.

The Pirates led 27-24 at the half after a strong 17-11 second period. The teams were tied 36-36 heading to the final quarter in the tight contest.

The Panthers then out-pointed Bluffton 16-11 in the fourth period as senior guard Blake McGarvey netted 10 of his game-high 24 points to pull out the win.

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Icon wants your 201 calendar items

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 2:27pm

Bluffton Icon invites organizations scheduling events in 2021 to send information to the Icon for its montly calendar.

While 2020's events calendar fell by the wayside due to the covid-19 pandemic, Zoom and other social media platforms open many events to be virtual.

The Icon is interested in:
• 4-H meetings
• Township boards
• Club meetings
• Community programs
• Youth sports sign-ups
• Blood drives
• Raffles
• Church events
• any event that the public may participate in virtually

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Events
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Extreme science virtual assembly on the way

5th-6th grade quiz bowl team: Peyton Worcester, Klaira Hohenbrink, Elizabeth Phillips, Jacob Dawson, Emme Lee, Tala Gipson, Hunter Kloeppel, Ella Roby, Izzy Recker, Kennedy Longworth
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 1:34pm

Several events are announced for January and February at the Bluffton elementary school. Here are items from the January school newsletter. Click here to read the entire newsletter.

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Regional news
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Pirate boys' beat Ft. Jennings; girls' stop Van Buren

Kyler hits 22 for boys' • Kylie nets 13 for girls'
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 1:26pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton edged Fort Jennings 69-66 in a tight non-conference boys basketball battle Saturday night.

And, Bluffton defeated visiting Van Buren 39-31 in a low-scoring, non-conference girls' basketball game Saturday afternoon.

Accounts of both games are part of this story.

Boys' over Ft. Jennings
The Pirates and FJ battled to a 37-37 halftime tie as Trenton Donley drained four trifectas. Bluffton edged ahead with a 20-17 third quarter behind eight Carson Soper points.

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Sports
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The masked Pirates

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 12:45pm

Laykin Garmatter (3) checks in for the Bluffton HS girls' basketball team during a game earlier this season. Small, socially-distanced and masked crowds will forever be associated with the '20-21 winter sports season. (Marvin Foster photo)

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Bluffton 4th of July 1915

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2021 - 10:26am

Here's a Bluffton photo from what is believed to be a 1915 Fourth of July parade.

We base that upon the year of the vehicles in the photo, the bricked Church Street and the Russell Hotel on the left. The hotel burned to the ground in 1919. A very close examination of the license plates shows a "5."  We also take into consideration the style of the dresses worn by the women walking toward Main Street.

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Historical Bluffton
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