August 5: National Night Out is·6:00 – 9:00 p.m. followed by Fireworks - Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd. Free admission, free activities, free food.
The 2022 Good Friday Procession of the Cross continued a tradition of 25 years or more in Bluffton. On Friday, April 15, people of all ages gathered to carry and process with the cross from church to church in the village.
The cross, which weighs some 200 pounds, was created by a parishioner of the English Evangelical Lutheran Church from the beams of a barn. At each of the six churches visited by the procession, the bearers put down the cross and clergy from one or more churches lead those present in prayer.
The March student of the month at Bluffton High School is Sophia Bricker, daughter of Sarah & Tyler Bricker of Bluffton. Bricker is a senior with a 4.0 GPA.
Bricker keeps busy by being involved in many activities including Art Club, National Honor Society, Campus Life, Youth Group at Bluffton First United Methodist Church and is a student aide in Mrs. Boblitt's room at the Bluffton Middle School.
Eighty-three years ago this spring–the year was 1937–Bluffton residents felt the tremors of Ohio’s most severe earthquake. The following story is from the March 11, 1937, Bluffton News. Below the story is a summary of the earthquake, centered in Anna, where its school building was condemned and torn down.
Playing at home, the Bluffton High School varsity softball team ran its win streak to four games with a 9-1 romp over visiting non-conference foe Miller City on a windy Friday evening, April 15.
Pirate sophomore Lauren Bassett smacked a double, two singles and drove home three runs to pace the 14-hit attack.
Ashley Fleece also cranked a double and two singles, and knocked in one run. Senior shortstop Riley Busch slapped three singles and collected two runs batted in.
