October 29 was the last Bluffton Farmers Market gathering for 2022. Pictured here, Sarah Nycz of Goodness & Grace home bakery was ready with her puffer jacket and warm gloves. Market manager Greg Probst noted that the market enjoyed a great turnout for the end of October and great weather in general.
The Bluffton High School Drama Club is preparing a comic play about the days of COVID lockdown. A brief preview of rehearsals of Still Stuck at Home had the Icon stifling laughs backstage while the cast, crew and directors worked on blocking, set arrangement and learning their lines.
Ralph L. Miller, 86, passed away October 28, 2022, at his residence in Bluffton.
Ralph was born September 15, 1936 in Lima, to Elmer and Ruth (Hartman) Miller who preceded him in death. On October 9, 1955 he married Dorothy "Dottie" (Bowman) Miller who preceded him in death on April 9, 1999. On August 16, 2003 he married Beth (Robinson) Boehr-Miller who survives.
TIFFIN--Bluffton High School boys finished a strong fifth in the 22-team Div. III regional cross country meet Saturday, October 29, at Tiffin to advance the Pirate harriers to the state meet at Obetz next Saturday.
The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated play and led for 60 minutes, but ended up losing a 2-1 double overtime battle to visiting nemesis Riverdale in the Div. III district final match at Steinmetz Field on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
The Pirate girls end their season 16-3 with the defeat on the cloudless, 66-degree day. The stunning finish ended their 10-match win streak, which started ironically after a 1-0 loss to the Lady Falcons September 10.
