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Craft and vendor show Saturday at Pandora Missionary

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 3:49pm

A craft and vendor show takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Pandora Missionary Church, 300 Rocket Ridge.

The event features family fun and Christmas shopping. Many vendors and crafters will attend. There will be face painting, hay rides, a bounce house and other activities.

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Mansfield St. Peter's fall to Bluffton girls in tourney opener

Tuesday Pirates face Liberty Benton in Findlay
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 2:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Mansfield St. Peter's 3-0 in Div. III sectional final action Thursday evening.

The fifth-seeded Lady Pirates improved to 10-6-1 with the shutout victory. The seventh-seeded Lady Spartans ended their season with an identical 10-6-1 record after the defeat.

Pirate Laykin Garmatter started the scoring with a goal in the 18th minute. Bluffton extended its lead to 2-0 on a costly MSP own goal six minutes before intermission.

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Volleyball: Bluffton's season ends in sectional finals

Stackhouse had 9 kills; Schwab compiled 9 kills and 7 digs; Scoles passed out 15 assists; Young hustled up 7 digs, Bricker added 1 ace
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 10:15am

By Cort Reynolds
NEW KNOXVILLE - The Bluffton volleyball team lost to Marion Local in straight sets in Div. IV sectional final play Thursday night at New Knoxville.

Fifth seed Bluffton ended its season 12-12 after the 25-16, 25-14, 25-21 loss to the Flyers.

Third-seeded ML improved its record to 12-10 with the win, and advanced to the district semifinals. All four teams left are from the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Sophomore Kylie Stackhouse led the Lady Pirate offense with nine kills. Junior Taylor Schwab compiled seven kills and seven digs.

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I-75 resurfacing project completed between Beaverdam and Lima

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 6:56am

Interstate 75 between the Stewart Road overpass and Napoleon Road, between the city of Lima and the village of Beaverdam, is reopened to traffic following a resurfacing project.

Lane closures may be possible this week for finish work. Work is being performed by the Shelly Company, Findlay.

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Regional news
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Monarch and insect pollinators event Oct. 19 at Moyer Nature Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 6:28am

Naturalist Amy Norris will update the community about the Moyer Nature Center’s new designation as a monarch waystation at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.

Norris will also discuss creating habitats to help native insect pollinators. The introduction will be followed by a walk to view the habitats as well as the preserve’s native wildflowers, shrubs and fall foliage. All ages are welcome at this event.

Entrance to the Moyer Nature Center at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve is 10625 Augsburger Road.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton University high school math competition Nov. 9

Posted by Icon K on October 18, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s mathematics department will host its annual math competition for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

The test consists of short-answer questions covering high school math topics through pre-calculus. Fifteen cash prizes will be awarded, and test scores of seniors considering attending Bluffton may be used to award renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 per year. Scholarship awards will be offered by January 2020.

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Bluffton University
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