Bluffton’s next American Red Cross blood drive is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20, in the new gym at Bluffton High. All donors receive a t-shirt.
The Bluffton High School Junior Class will hold a pancake/sausage breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 8, at the Bluffton McDonald's.
The meal includes
• All you can eat pancakes
• Sausage patty
• Small drink
Tickets: $6.00 each
Tickets are $6 each and may be purchased at Bluffton High School, Ideal Images, or call
(419) 234-4178. All proceeds will go to the Bluffton 2014 Post Prom.
Runs went on the board with reckless abandon in the first four innings, but it was a pair of Bluffton scores in the eighth that proved to be the difference as the Beavers stunned Moravian College, 9-7, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Greyhounds were coming off wins over nationally ranked #25 Adrian College and #17 Keystone as well as a sweep of Heidelberg. Bluffton improved to 2-1 on the season, while Moravian dropped to 5-2.
The success of the Bluffton Red 5th grade boys' basketball team means good things for Pirates fans in the coming years.
Bluffton Red won the NWOYBL league tournament on Saturday, March 1. The Red defeated Allen East Blue 46-16.
Pictured from left are Coach Brandon Mayden, Connor Lee, Simon Derstine, Jack Edwards,
Levi Hohenbrink, Chris Frysinger, Collin Oglesbee, Evan Mayden and Nickolas Jebsen.
Ohio nursing home and assisted living residents are generally satisfied with the care they receive, according to the results of the 2013 Long-term Care Resident Satisfaction Survey, released by the Ohio Department of Aging.
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, part of Mennonite Communities of Ohio (MHCO) in Bluffton, scored a 97.6 (out of a possible 100), which ranked it in the top 25 in the State of Ohio out of 598 assisted living facilities that participated.
Twenty-seven teams from northwest Ohio gathered in Bluffton for the nineteenth annual BFR boy’s basketball tournament on March 1-2. Thirteen 4th grade teams, seven 5th grade teams and seven 6th grade teams competed to win their respective divisions.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main Street, Bluffton, is open 5-8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings with a full menu which includes 7 appetizers, 8 main course items, soups, salads and house-baked desserts. Beer and beer cocktails are available.
In addition to the regular menu, the March 7 and 8 features include:
Fireworks returns to Bluffton in 2014. Co-sponsored by First National Bank and Springfield Fireworks, a production of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, the event is Saturday, June 28, on the Bluffton University athletic complex.
Interested in naming the event? You could win a $25 chamber gift certificate. See details at the bottom of this story.
First National Bank and Springfield Fireworks have a challenge match to the community. The two businesses will match up to $4,000 of community donations made to the fireworks fund.
After a one-month weather delay the soup is back in the kitchen.
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Ct., off Augsburger Road, Bluffton, will host a soup cook-off from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6. It as originally set for Feb. 6, but was delayed due to bad weather.
