What's up at the Senior Center, October 2024

If you only walk by the Bluffton Senior Center on occasion, you might not appreciate everything that goes on there. Take a look at the October 2024 Happenings HERE for a full look at member opportunities, activities and travel offerings--including peanut brittle making.

125 years celebrated at Bluffton U Homecoming

Bluffton University will celebrate 125 years during Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2024 from Friday, Oct. 4 - Sunday, Oct. 6. This Homecoming is very special as the 125th anniversary of Bluffton University will be celebrated on Homecoming weekend! 

Homecoming and Alumni Weekend events will be open to all alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the university. Along with cheering on the football, golf and swim teams, the Beavers will host alumni gatherings, an open house, food trucks, Beaver Tail-Gating and more. 

Full schedule of events 

Pirate boys soccer edged late by Ottawa Hills

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 2-1 to visiting perennial power Ottawa Hills at Steinmetz Field Thursday night, October 3.

The loss snapped a six-match Pirate win streak. OH scored twice in the final 20 minutes to rally for the win.

The Pirate record dropped to 8-7 overall after the tough loss. Ottawa Hills improved to 10-3-1 with the win.

The defensive battle was scoreless at halftime.

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Teresa J. Forbes, 66, passed away October 3, 2024, after an extended illness in Bluffton, Ohio. 

She was born June 22, 1958, in Angola, Indiana, to the late Arthur (A.J.) and Marcia Forbes.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept visiting Northwest Conference rival Spencerville on October 3 to retain sole possession of second place in the league.

By Cort Reynolds

LEWIS CENTER - The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 4-1 at non-conference foe Olentangy Thursday evening, October 3.  

The Pirate record fell to 8-4-1 overall after the defeat. The Braves improved to 10-2-1 with the victory. 

By Cort Reynolds

MAUMEE BAY – Bluffton senior Evan Speicher competed at the 57-player Div. II northwest district golf tournament Thursday at the Maumee Bay State Park course.

Speicher finished in a five-way tie for 26th place with an 18-hole score of 46-42=88.

Ohio-themed wellness program October 21-December 2

Take a virtual road trip around Ohio with the Ohio State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences educators as they explore wellness topics through:

Distributed on October 1 by the Ohio Division of Wildlife

The Iconic Photo Gallery

Laying the ground work
Our favorite spring bloomer
Your name in Arabic
Speaking of Bluffton, South Carolina
Trailer fire
More spring surprises

History lesson

PHOTOS from Travis family archive: LEFT) Betsey Travis Angus and Phyllis Diller. RIGHT) Eloise and Boyd Travis with...

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Bluffton MS Cross Country first at Allen County Invite

By Marathana Prothro

The Bluffton Middle School boys cross country team won first place at the Allen County Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Faurot Park in Lima. The Pirates were led by eighth grader Carter Steinmetz who won the two-mile race with a time of 11:48.6.

Eighth grader Tessa Tarplee won the girls two-mile race with a time 13:47.9.

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