New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, will hold a September Fest Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19.
Fall hours are:
Mondays to Fridays, 9 to 5:30
Saturdays, 9-4
Sundays, noon-3 www.newleafgardencenter.com
419-634-0351
Tickets are still available for the Mennonite Memorial Home Service Group's Bubba C. BBQ chicken barbecue, planned for curb side pickup Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Bubba C. BBQ 158 N. Jackson St., Bluffton.
Tickets are $8 each and may be purchased through Sunday, Sept. 20, from Service Group members of Emmanuel Church of Christ, English Lutheran, Ebenezer, First Mennonite, Grace, St John Mennonite, St John’s United Church of Christ, and St Mary’s Catholic Church.
Groundbreaking for downtown Lima’s new The Central District takes place Thursday, Sept. 24, on Central Avenue at Spring Street.
Promoters said that The Central District will be a vibrant, culturally-diverse gathering of work spaces, flats, creative studios, makerspace, shops, a bakery, pub, dog park, and entertainment area. The Central District will be Lima’s place to work, live, eat, create, be entertained and celebrate the arts.
The groundbreaking will take place at 4:15 p.m. followed by refreshments and entertainment. COVID-19 precautions will be in place.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated Van Buren 5-2 Tuesday night at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirates used a four-goal second half to win and improve to 5-0-1 this season.
Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner authored a hat trick to pace the victors. He scored the game's first goal in the 15th minute.
But Knight Chance Conley tied it four minutes later, and teammate Jonah Frederick scored in the 37th minute to put Bluffton behind for the first time this season at halftime, 2-1.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team served up a sweep over Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference season opener Tuesday night.
Bluffton improved to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their fifth consecutive win. DJ fell to 4-1 and 0-1 in league play with the 25-9, 25-15, 25-16 defeat.
Athletic Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirate girls with 19 kills and one block. Versatile Taylor Schwab amassed 11 kills, 12 digs and five aces.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will host “Why Choose BVHS for Women’s Health?” virtual presentation, a part of the 2020 virtual “Live and Learn” Facebook Live series.
Dr. Allison Westcott, a physician with Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology and Sara Weihrauch, PA-C, physician assistant with Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology, will co-host a livestream event. The topic will spotlight the services and care options provided by their experienced team. William Kose, MD, vice president of special projects, will serve as the event’s moderator.
There’s a new municipal parking lot in Bluffton and this week it gets its stripes.
Village-owned property north of the fire station on North Main Street was paved in the past month. It will soon have 24 parking spaces, Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told council members on Monday.
Of those spaces at least four will be reserved for fire department use.
The village purchased two properties north of the station several years ago anticipating either expansion of its fire station or for use as a parking lot.
Bluffton University receives high marks in advancing social mobility according to “U.S. News & World Report” rankings
Bluffton University has once again been named to the top tier of Midwest “regional colleges” in the “U.S. News & World Report” rankings released today.
The 2021 edition of the magazine’s “Best Colleges” guidebook ranks Bluffton 28 among 76 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states. Now listed in the “U.S. News” rankings for 23 consecutive years, Bluffton has consistently ranked in the top tier of Midwest colleges.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton soundly defeated Delphos Jefferson 4-1 in Northwest Conference girls soccer action Monday night at Steinmetz Field.
The comeback win upped the Lady Pirate record to 4-2-1 overall and 3-0 in NWC play, good for a first-place tie. In their last five matches, the red-hot Pirate girls have posted four wins and one tie.
The Lady Wildcats fell to 1-5-1 and 0-2-1 in the NWC with the defeat.
Laykin Garmatter netted two goals to pace Bluffton to victory.
Bluffton girls spike Tigers By Cort Reynolds
NORTH BALTIMORE - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team swept North Baltimore handily to register their fourth consecutive win in a non-league match Monday night.
The Lady Pirate spike squad lifted its record to 6-2 with the convincing 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 victory.
Kylie Stackhouse topped the Pirate girls with 17 kills and one block. Taylor Schwab knocked down 11 kills, and also contributed seven digs to go with a pair of aces.
