You are here

Home » News

People

Name one Bluffton resident who coached a football team that defeated Notre Dame

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2015 - 6:27pm

Icon viewers may not think of J.D. Yoder of Bluffton as a football coach - or one whose team has already defeated Notre Dame - but both statements are true.

Yoder, professor and chair of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ada, "coaches" students from ONU's T.J. Smull College of Engineering. 

Section: 
People
»

Alex Hord BHS March student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2015 - 6:18pm

Alex Hord is the March Bluffton High School student of the month. He is the son of Rebecca Oaks of Bluffton and Tim Hord of Findlay,  is a senior at BHS and has a g.p.a. of 3.920.

Alex is a member of Latin Club, Math Club, National Latin Honors Society, National Honor Society, and is in the Student Senate. He volunteers for Youth For Christ during the week and is involved with his church youth group.

Section: 
People
»

Bertie Swank to celebrate 100th birthday April 10

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on March 31, 2015 - 5:05pm

Bertie will celebrate her 100th birthday on Friday, April 10. She was born the youngest of 10 children to Charles and Louisa Ramga Shrider near Lafayette, Ohio, in 1915, graduated from Lafayette High School in 1932, and married Frederick Swank of Bluffton in 1943.

Section: 
People
»

Drum roll, please...presenting the elementary honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 30, 2015 - 6:17pm

Here's the Bluffton elementary third-quarter honor roll for 2014-15:

ALL A HONOR ROLL - FIFTH GRADE
SCOLES, SKYLER 
PANNABECKER, SETH 
DAILEY, CAITLIN
YOUNG, CARA 
PRICHARD, DAVID 
PARKER, OLIVIA 
MARTZ, IAN 
KUPFERER, NATHAN 
BRICKER, SOPHIA 
SCHAADT, NATHAN 
PIMENTEL, ELEANOR 
NICKEL, ELLIE
HABEGGER, CADEN
BOGART, ETHAN
MITTENDORF, REAGAN
LOVETT, KENNETH
BOYLE, NICOLE 

Section: 
People
»

April 10: A special event for a courageous young girl with a Bluffton connection

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 30, 2015 - 4:39pm

A Leukemia and Lymphoma benefit assists the daughter of a former Bluffton resident from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 10, at the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club, Spring Street.

Here is the story behind this event:

There is a campaign going on in the struggle against blood diseases, and it’s being headed by Tim Sargent and his daughter, Maddie, wife Cara, and daughter Ashley. 

Section: 
People
»

...and, here's the Bluffton High School honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2015 - 12:07pm

Here is Bluffton High School’s 3rd quarter Honor Roll for 2014-2015 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Madison Bassett, Dakota Bricker, Leah Conley, Lucie Fett, Tabitha Geiger, Kimberly Gordon, Christian Groman, Garrett Habegger, Christopher Harnish, Sydney Hoff, Kayla Kindle, Kelli Leugers, Darby Prichard,  Aimee Ritter, Nicole Schweyer

10th Grade – all A:

Section: 
People
»

Pages