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Senior citizen book sale Friday and Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 3:53pm

The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will have a book sale on Friday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 10th from 9 a.m. to noon.

Items include fiction with plenty of Amish books, nonfiction, paperbacks, magazines and movies. Books on Christmas, travel, crafts, sewing and nature to name just a few.

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BHS 1996 football team member - here's your directions on Friday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 3:46pm

Attention members of the 1996 Bluffton High School football team:

The team will be recognized during Friday's football game with Ft. Loramie, according to Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.

Members should enter through the pass gate next to the Ricky Matter Center. Then meet on the home sideline with 10 minutes left on the game clock, by approximately 7:20 p.m.

The 1996 team will stand on the home sideline for The National Anthem, and immediately following The National Anthem, the team will take the field for a short recognition. 

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100-year-old Albert Bauman was retired farmer and school bus driver

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 3:39pm

Albert F. Bauman, 100, died Sept. 7, 2016, at 10:56 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

Albert was born Sept. 17, 1915 in Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio, to the late Reuben and Lina (Klammer) Bauman.  On Nov. 10, 1940 he married Geneva King Bauman who preceded him in death on Sept. 18, 2003.

Albert was a farmer and drove school bus for Mt. Cory for many years. He was a member of Mt. Cory United Methodist Church, Hancock County Farm Bureau and was a graduate of Mt. Cory High School.

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Still room for crafter and home businesses at BFR expo during Fall Festival

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 3:38pm

Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a crafters and home business expo during this year’s Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.

Booths are still being accepted for the event, held at BFR, 215 Snider Road. Expo hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booths 6 feet by 12 feet are $30 each. The registration deadline soon, so crafters and home business persons should register now.

Contact BFR at 419-358-4150 or www.bfronline.com for registration details.

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University homecoming celebrated Oct. 15-16 with many events planned

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 3:20pm

Bluffton University will celebrate “A Place That Inspires” during Homecoming weekend Oct. 15 and 16.
 
A free picnic lunch will be available for alumni in an alumni tailgate tent at Emery Sears Athletic Complex from noon until 1:30 p.m., when the Homecoming game against Hanover will begin. No reservations are required for the tent; game tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth at the gate. Admission is free for children ages 4 and under.
 

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Girls' soccer: Bluffton blows out Lincolnview 12-1

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2016 - 11:16am

The Bluffton Lady Pirates girls' soccer team traveled to Van Wert Tuesday  to take on the Lincolnview Lancers. BHS won 12-1.

Bluffton started strong, and the Lancer goalie blocked more than 10 shots before Senior Captain Abbie Parkins landed the first goal 8 minutes into the game. 

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