In a hard fought battle on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Thomas More Saints defeated the Bluffton University Beavers in their home opener in five sets, 25-22, 19-25, 25-17, 28-30, 15-7. The Beavers now stand 6-3 overall, while the Saints improved to 4-5.
The Freed Center for the Performing Arts, Ada, presents two performanaces of The Amy Marshall Dance Co., and the ONU Dance Co.
Performances are Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m.
The shows are underwritten in part by the ONU Cultural and Special Events Committee and the Quest Federal Credit Union. All tickets are $20. For further information, visit www.freedcenter.com or call the box office at 419-772-1900. The Freed Center is an Icon advertiser.
The Bluffton Summer Swim Coaches have tried yet again (with no avail) to persuade the Bluffton Exempted School District to allow a High School Swim Team the ability to perform with the sponsorship (non-monetary or the like) of Bluffton Schools.
The major argument against the installation of a Swim Team was that the District cannot fund another Varsity Sport. Our intent was to create a club team which would not require a financial backing from the school.
Pandora council had more discussion on the details of the St. John Mennonite Church annexation at its Aug. 23 meeting.
Minutes of the meeting follow:
The Pandora Village Council met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
August 23, 2011, at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Building with Mayor, John Schlumbohm, presiding.
Members Present: Painter, Vance, Fricke, Hall, Stall, Blank
Members Absent: None
Another sweep of the singles matches led the Bluffton High School girls tennis team to its eighth straight win Tuesday at Ottawa-Glandorf.
Coach Jesse Sensenig's netters downed the hosts 4-1 as Ashlin Gable, Emily Sprague and Kristi Geiser scored straight set victories. Gable and Geiser now have won 10 or more matches four straight years, while Sprague, a junior, has three double-digit seasons.
