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Your favorite weekend of the year - 1 extra hour of sleep on Sunday AM

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 1, 2019 - 10:49am

Fall back in the fall!

Daylight Saving Time begins early Sunday morning, Nov. 3. Set your clocks back one hour before heading to bed on Saturday evening.

 

 

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Ted & Company on campus Nov. 5

During university’s Spiritual Life Week
Posted by Icon K on November 1, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s upcoming Spiritual Life Week will feature a Ted & Company performance of “We Own This Now” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public; donations will be accepted at the door. 

Starring Ted Swartz and Michelle Milne, “We Own This Now” looks at love of land, loss of land and what it means to “own” something.

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Jones Mansion, Findlay, hosts Christmas market on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2019 - 5:04pm

“A Christmas market in the mansion” takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Jones Mansion, 313 E. Sandusky St., Findlay.

Admission is a $3 donation at the door with proceeds going toward upkeep and restoration of the mansion.

The event includes several market vendors with primitive holiday wares, paper goods, jewelry, women’s boutique clothing, cookies, children’s clothing, teas, herbs and flowers, soaps, Ohio poured candles, pillows, jams and jellies, doodle designs, quilting, dried fruit snacks, handmade stone coasters and more.

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The winner!

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2019 - 1:53pm

CLICK HERE for all game photos by Marvin Foster. Jude Spallinger reactions after scoring the winning goal in Bluffton's regional semi-final victory over Fairview Park in the rain at Sandusky High School's stadium. Watch the entire series of photos by Marvin Foster as Spallinger approaches the goal.

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Pirates win a thriller in 2 OTs

Kaden Basil tied the game for BHS and Jude Spallinger scored the winning goal
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2019 - 1:29pm

By Cort Reynolds - Photos by Marvin Foster
SANDUSKY - The Bluffton boys soccer team outlasted Fairview Park 2-1 in a double overtime epic marathon in Div. III regional semifinal play at Sandusky Perkins High School on a rainy, chilly Wednesday evening.

The dramatic win upped the Pirate season record to 16-2-2. Bluffton advances to the regional finals vs. top-ranked Ottawa Hills (15-2-2) Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at Defiance High School.

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For whom the bell tolls

A Bluffton Halloween story
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 31, 2019 - 1:05pm

Here’s a Bluffton story ripe for Oct. 31. 

For best effect, turn out your lights except for perhaps a candle, flashlight or very dim lamp. A handful of Bluffton residents know a different version, with a plausible explanation. If interested, bring this up to Nancy King, Sam Diller or Charles Hilty. 

In the meantime, we stand by the following account.

In 1954 Bluffton voters approved a decision to raze the old Victorian-style Bluffton school building making way for a modern structure. It was an emotional decision, but necessary.

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