October 2010

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By Megan Dulle
Delphos St. John's

Nearing the end of the season, the Bluffton Lady Pirates soccer team hosted the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays Monday evening. Both teams starting strong, battling for a solid 10 minutes back and forth, the Blue Jays put their first of many goals in.

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Marcia Gallant

Story and photo by Abby Rosengarten

Bluffton mom, mother of three, grandmother of four, and college mom to many, Marcia Gallant plays an important part on the Bluffton University campus.

Since 1984, Marcia Gallant has served as Bluffton University's Marbeck Center secretary. She is responsible for the campus space reservation system, Marbeck student employee training, answering phones calls and ensuring that campus mail is delivered and metered each day.

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Belles & Beaux Scores bowled on Oct. 3
Men's High Game

Levi Bontrager 279

John Dailey 266

Dan Dailey 257

Steve Swisher 257

Women's High Game

Beth Green 232

Beth Diamond 223

Cathy Bugner 192

Deb Green 185

Men's High Series

Steve Swisher 729

Dan Dailey 683

Levi Bontrager 651

Bill Goodwin 637

Women's High Series

Beth Diamond 586

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Bluffton High School's football team celebrated its 2010 homecoming with a 30-0 win over Spencerville on Oct. 8.

The victory moved BHS to 4-3 overall. It included one play that enters the record books. Hunter Joseph tossed a 97-yard touchdown pass to Matt Lee in the second half. The play set a new school record for the longest touchdown pass. The previous record was a 95-yard pass from John Tabler to Jay Stratton set in 1982 versus Upper Scioto Valley.

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Marcella Louise Schumacher, 85, of Pandora, Ohio, died at 10:20 p.m., Oct. 5, 2010, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

She was born June 1, 1925, to Orlin and Kathryn Garber Schumacher in Pandora. She was a homemaker and a graduate of Pandora High School.

Survivors are her sisters, Henrietta Schumacher, Pandora, and Geneviever Korte, Vandalia, Ohio.

A funeral service is at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pandora. Chaplain Rick Hart will officiate.

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Tickets are still available for the next performance in the 2010-11 Bluffton University Artist Series, by Percussion Group Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The three-member group has awakened concert audiences to a wider world of music since 1979, using everything from amplified cactus needles, newspapers and garbage cans to the traditional sounds of drums, cymbals and bells from around the world.

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Bluffton fourth graders have an opportunity to participate in the CATCH Fitness Program this school year. The program begins on Monday, Oct. 18. Activities are held in the elementary multi-purpose room from 3 to 4 p.m. Contact the elementary office for more

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Bluffton Public Library is getting spooky this October with two special programs for children. Tuesday, Oct. 19 is Spooky Cartoon Night beginning at 3:30 p.m. Children ages 3-10 will watch a Halloween cartoon and listen to a slightly scary ghost story. Ghostly snacks will be provided to all participants. The cartoon and story are both rated G.

Then, on Oct. 26, children ages 3-14 are invited to get dressed up in their Halloween finery for the library's Trick AND Treat program at 4:30 p.m.

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A combined Bluffton High School and Bluffton University homecoming parade set for 6 p.m. tonight creates perhaps the largest small town parade of its type in northwestern Ohio.

Both Bluffton University and Bluffton High School will celebrate its 2010 homecoming on Friday and Saturday. Bluffton University's king and queen will be announced on Saturday afternoon.

Members of the homecoming court have been selected by BHS students. The 2010 king and queen will be announced in a pre-game ceremony Friday on Harmon Field. Members of the court follow:

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Richland Manor will host a candlelight memorial service at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. The service will be held by Pastor Mark Neddeau of Shepherd's Flock Apostolic Church, who is presently Chaplain at the Manor.

This service will memorialize those residents who died away in 2009-2010, while offering families a moment to reflect on their lives and also take the opportunity to heal, re-unite and deal with the many complex emotions death can leave behind.

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