MEDIA RELEASE__Tri-County Family Assembly of God of Bluffton will be celebrating 35 years (1991-2026) and Pastor Rev. Terry D. Hunt's 50 years of ministry on August 23.
The celebration will take place at 10:30 a.m. at 835 North Main. The guest speaker is Dr. Mark Elliott, veteran pastor, author, speaker and entrepreneur.
FINDLAY__The Bluffton High School golf team finished 10th out of 11 teams in the tough Liberty-Benton Invitational at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Findlay on Friday, August 7.
Van Buren won the tournament with 319 strokes, with the Pirates 48 shots off their pace.
Host Liberty-Benton came in second just three strokes behind Van Buren at 322, followed by Sylvania Southview (324), Upper Sandusky (334), Allen East (337) and Bellevue (340).
FROM FACEBOOK__We have 5 months remaining in our year-long America 250 celebrations we're leading. More details for each event will be posted soon! Hope you can join us for loads of fun and celebration!
In person, Fireworks after National Night Out can be seen by the eye, heard by the ear and felt in your bones. Through the lens of Bluffton's Bob Antibus, these four frames transform the view into neon on black velvet. The August 4 display was organized by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Texas-based Buc-ee's chain of travel centers has sued a Beavercreek, Ohio shop named Beaver's Mini Mart for a logo it says is too similar to its own cartoon creature. It echoes efforts by Apple computers to squelch other companies' use of fruit logos--even those with pears.
I'm disgusted with this heavy-handed approach by a multi-billion-dollar company toward a mom-and-pop shop that has been in business for two decades.
MEDIA RELEASE__August 13-15 marks the 22nd annual Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales across the State of Ohio. Past year’s sales have seen families, neighbors, and groups of all kinds selling their wares from yards, porches, barns and garages; under tents and in open-air locations.
Please visit historicbyway.com for sale locations and activities along Ohio’s Lincoln Highway.
4th annual Bluffton History Day finds “History Hiding in Plain Sight”
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society hosts the 4th annual History Day on Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., focusing on three well-known Bluffton businesses of yesteryear: Fett Hardware, Gillett Pastry Shop and Hankish Confectionery. The theme for the 2026 event is “History Hiding in Plain Sight.”
The renowned Gillett sausage rolls and Hankish’s family recipe ice cream will be served for free throughout the event in downtown Bluffton.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys golf team split a home Northwest Conference triangular match at the Bluffton Golf Club course on Thursday, August 6.
Visiting Columbus Grove (2-0, 2-0 NWC) won the event decisively with 156 strokes. Bluffton beat Crestview (0-2, 0-2 NWC) 176-206 in the other league opener.
The Pirate linksters, under head coach Richard Streicher, improved to 2-1 overall in dual matches and 1-1 in NWC action with the results.
