September 2017

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Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will focus on tree bark identification at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, meeting in the Bluffton Public Library.

A naturalist from the Johnny Appleseed Park System will present the program, which is open to the public.

The club’s recent newsletter, with additional club information, is attached.

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The Bluffton University men's soccer team battled the College of Wooster for 90 minutes but the Fighting Scots netted a pair of tallies each half en route to the 4-1 victory on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Bluffton dipped to 0-8 on the season, while Wooster improved to 6-4.

Wooster broke the scoreless tie in minute 28 when Charlie Krus found Benjamin Freije for his first goal of the season. The visitors made it 2-0 with less than five minutes to play in the opening stanza. Midway through the final 45 minutes, the Fighting Scots tacked on two more scores for a 4-0 lead at the 73:14 mark.

Here's a wish list of needed items

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The Bluffton Area Food Pantry has distributed food and other essential supplies to approximately 50 area families this summer.

The pantry’s supplies are running a bit low and could use some reinforcements, according to Ed Yeager, board president of the Bluffton Community Assistance Program.

Item may be delivered to St. John’s United Church of Christ.

In 2016-17 school report card out of 608 school districts

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DENECKER: "We performed very well...it puts our district in the top 6% again for performance index."

 

State school report cards for the 2016-17 school year show Bluffton schools continue to attain remarkable results. The results were released by the Ohio Department of Education this week.

See charts below comparing:
• Bluffton with neighboring school districts
• Bluffton's scoring in several categories
 

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Wesley Thomas Runk formerly of Lima, died on Sept. 23, 2017. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 26, 1934, to Wesley J. Runk and Mary Lane (Benson) Runk. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Carol, and his sister-in-law Bonnie.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Beth, and his brother, David. He is also survived by his son, David (Beth) Runk, his daughter Ellen, (Jeff) Shockey, and his son Tim (Megan) Runk, six grandsons, two granddaughters, three granddaughters-in-law and five great-grandsons.

Six OVAL classes planned

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Aaron Antrim from Life Flight, Bluffton, is the featured speaker at the Bluffton Senior Citizens October dinner meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9. Tickets are $8 and need to be purchased by Oct. 4, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

Six Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) classes take place in October:

• Monday, Oct. 2 – 9:30 a.m. – Bob Minto, artist, presents a pottery demonstration

• Thursday, Oct. 5 – A trip to historic Roscoe Village, Coshocton. Bus leaves Bluffton at 7:15 a.m.

Drawings, door prizes, refreshments, sign-up for free consultations

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Healthe Habits for Living and Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue, 120 Main St., Suite A, will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, according to Dr. Matt Ellerbrock and Christine Schroeder of Healthe Habits for Living, who joined the Ellerbrock staff this spring.

The open house includes drawings, door prizes and refreshments. Persons may sign up for a one-on-one free 15-minute consultation with Schroeder.

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September 26, 2017

Stats

TIFFIN, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team limited Heidelberg to a single goal, but the Student Princes made it stand up as the home team improved to 6-3-1 overall thanks to the 1-0 shutout. Bluffton slipped to 1-7 on the season.

West Riley Street structure demolition delay possible

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Note: E-mail service to Bluffton village offices is sporadic, as many residents trying to e-mail village employees discovered last week.

The internet server went down last Wednesday and no e-mail was sent or received by the village until earlier this week.

The village is working with Perry Pro-Tech, its internet provider, to resolve the problem.

Monday’s council session
Bluffton council awarded the West Elm Street water engineering project to Choice One Engineering, Sidney, for – rough estimated - $450,000 on Monday.

2017-18 campaign fliers in the mail

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Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township United Way fell shy of its 2016-17 goal, according to Neil Reichenbach.

“We wrapped up our 2016-17 campaign on Aug. 30. Our goal was $26,000,” he said. “We raised $23,722.”

He added that the United Way is hopeful to increase its 2017-18 campaign goal to $26,500 to be able to make up the recent short fall.

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