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Elijah Conley paces the Pirates finishing 15th out of 95 runners at O-G

Sam Derstine crossed the finish line 14 seconds behind him in 19th place
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2020 - 12:54pm

By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished fifth out of nine teams at the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational Saturday.

The Pirate boys competed in the blue division of the two-race, 19-team event at the Ottawa Memorial Park.

Senior Elijah Conley paced the Pirates by finishing 15th out of 95 runners in 18:28.5. Sophomore teammate Sam Derstine crossed the finish line 14 seconds behind him in 19th place.

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Elementary staff mid-1950s

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2020 - 11:38am

For most Bluffton students who attended the elementary school in the mid-to-late 1950s, this was the staff. Names of the staf members are under the photo.

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Historical Bluffton
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Meet more varsity fall sports teams

Boys' soccer, football, cross country and golf
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:55pm

This is the third in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows boys' varsity football and soccer teams and the boys and girls cross country and golf teams. 

Click here for additional varsity girls' photos.

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Icon book review: Where the Crawdads Sing

"It's worth the cost of purchasing rather than waiting for it to come around to you."
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:18pm

Review by Robert McCool
The book's title is all the introduction it needs. Anything more would be superfluous.

I waited over a year for this book to become available at my local library. There's a reason for that. It's that much in demand. Rightfully so.

There are books that are so perfect that I feel my ability to comment on them is inadequate to do them justice. “WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING” (Random House, IBSN 978-1-9848-2761-6) by Delia Owens, is such a book, a book about isolation and loneliness.

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27 new parking spaces

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:07pm

Main Street expanded its parking options by 27 this week. The new municipal parking lot north of the Bluffton fire station was striped on Thursday. It provides 27 new parking spots. 

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Forgotten Bluffton: Why is Cherry Street so wide near Main?

It narrows at the alley behind Twisted Whisk
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 2:51pm

You’ve probably never given this much thought, but we’ll ask the question anyway.

Have you ever wondered – or even noticed – that Cherry Street becomes wider as it approaches Main Street? This widening begins abruptly near the alley behind the Twisted Whisk Café.

Beyond that, have you ever noticed that the curb is very thick limestone in this wider portion of the street? 

What’s this all about?

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