The Rochester College Warriors battled back from a 19-point first half deficit to upend the Beavers, 66-61, in the 2011 Bluffton Tip-Off Tournament finals on Saturday, Nov. 19. Bluffton dropped to 1-1 on the season, while Rochester improved to 6-4 overall.
Q: What's one quarter century old, but ever changing?
A: Bluffton's Blaze of Lights. This year's Blaze continues a tradition launched in 1986 when the Harry and Dorothy Ream outdoor Christmas folk art display moved from rural Jenera to Bluffton.
Watch for flying snowballs when you check out this year's Ream holiday display. Terry Mullenhour created this new cut out in the "winter wonderland" scene.
Citizens National Bank has named Lisa Rettig as Human Resource Manager.
Rettig had previously worked in the human resource department for CNB and rejoins the organization after working with other area organizations as a HR Generalist and VP of Finance and Human Resources.
J. Michael Romey, President/CEO, said of Rettig, "We're happy to welcome Lisa back to CNB and feel her knowledge of our organization will aid her in developing effective training programs and guiding new employees through the orientation process."
Bluffton Public Library will host a local author signing event on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Fred Steiner of the Bluffton Icon, will be on hand to discuss his newly published book, "A Good Place to Miss - Bluffton Stories 1900-1975."
Logan Steingass, Bluffton High School senior soccer player, was selected to play in the 10th annual Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Senior all-district game.
NWOSSCA has partnered with Buckeye Cable Sports Network to promote and broadcast the games on their network.
The girls' contest starts at noon. The boys' contest starts at 2 p.m. Both games are played on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Findlay High School's Graham Field.
