KALIDA – The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country teams competed at the 21-team Wildcat Invitational in Kalida on Saturday, September 27.
The Pirate girls ended up 14th out of 17 teams with 431 points.
Bluffton finished 16th in the field of 21 boys squads with 487 points.
GIRLS RESULTS
Ottawa-Glandorf won the girls team title with 76 points. The Titans edged Napoleon (79) by three points. Van Wert was a distant third at 113.
The Icon's first siting of scarecrow decorating contest entries coincided with the September 24 removal of the hanging baskets that beautified downtown Bluffton all summer. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites businesses and organizations to claim a flag pole and create a one-of-a-kind scarecrow to entertain downtown visitors.
SEPT 26 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University is honored to announce its recognition as a Top Performer for Social Mobility in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges guidebook. This ranking comes alongside the announcement of being named to the top tier of Midwest Regional Colleges.
This distinction reflects Bluffton’s ongoing commitment to helping students from diverse economic backgrounds achieve academic success and upward mobility. It confirms what we already believe: that access, support and persistent focus on outcomes make a real difference in students’ lives.
FROM BPL UPDATE__The next Noon Book Group (R) at Bluffton Public Library meets Wed., Oct. 1 at a slightly later time at 12:30 p.m. and the group will discuss The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.
The author will be joining the group via Zoom. Stop by the library front desk to register and pick up the book, and to receive email updates!
Banned Books Week is October 5–11: “Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights.” This year’s theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society and that we must defend our rights. Books on display at our library will include materials that have been banned or challenged in libraries, booksellers and schools across the globe. This list is compiled by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (www.ala.org/bbooks).
SEPT 26 MEDIA RELEASE___With the return of rain to our area, Allen County Public Health reminds residents to protect themselves from diseases spread by mosquitoes, such as West Nile and La Crosse encephalitis.
