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Your invitation to be in the BHS homecoming parade on Oct. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2019 - 10:48am

Bluffton High School football parents invite participants to the Friday, Oct. 4, BHS homecoming parade.

The parade forms at 5 p.m. in the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool parking lot. The parade starts at 5:30 p.m., heading south on Main Street to College Avenue and to Harmon Field.

Contac Barb High  at 567-674-5701 for more details.

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Bluffton travels to Ada for one of NW Ohio's oldest football rivalries

BHS and Ada series started in early 1920s - before Pirates were Bluffton's mascot
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2019 - 10:34am

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - After a 2-1 non-league start, Bluffton journeys to Ada Friday night to face a Bulldog squad coming off of its first victory in a critical Northwest Conference opener.

The Pirates defeated winless Defiance Ayersville 35-14 in week three. Ada is 1-2 after thumping USV 45-14 Satuday night in a game delayed a day by bad weather.

The Bulldogs lost to tough MAC foe New Bremen 51-21 in their opener, then fell in week two at Arlington 26-12. But they are quickly improving on defense, and feature several dangerous threats on offense.

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Bring your Nerf darts to BFR on Sept. 27

Bluffton Family Rec kicks off this year's Fall Festival
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2019 - 10:22am

Bluffton Family Recreation kicks off this year’s Bluffton Fall Festival on Friday, Sept. 27, with the popular Nerf pipe gun wars from 5 to 7 p.m., according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

“Bring your own Nerf darts. All ages are welcome and the cost is $5 per player,” he said. Also, that evening, food trucks will open at 5 p.m. followed by a family-friendly movie, "Coco, on the lawn. The movie will be shown around dusk, near 7:30 p.m.

“Bring your own blankets, chairs and snacks for the free movie,” he said.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Alexis Cash HCAC women's cross country athlete of the week

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 4:55pm

Alexis Cash (Gaines, Mich.) Bluffton University senior, is the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference women's cross country player of the week.

Cash lead the Beaversswith a 10th place finish in 24:03.5 fora recent 8-kilometer race.

In a notable performance, Dakota Frost (Edgerton) Bluffton University Senior paced the Beaver's men's team, coming in 15th place with a time of 27:10.7 for the 8-kilometer race.

 

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Police/Fire/EMS
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$840,000 grant comes to Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 4:10pm

Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, informed Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members on Friday that the village is the recipient of an $840,000 grant. The grant will provide a pathway along State Route 103 from County Line Road to Wendy's and is slated for completion in 2023.

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“God has called me here. I felt it the moment I arrived. This is home.”

Rev. John McLaughlin installation Saturday at St. Mary's
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 3:32pm

There’s a New York Mets cap in Rev. John McLaughlin’s office at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. There’s also a Notre Dame cap.

Both are naturals for a priest, whose parents were Irish immigrants to Brooklyn. Rev. McLoughlin is the new priest for the St. Mary’s parish. His installation is at 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20. Bishop Daniel Thomas, will preside.

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Worship
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