The November 10 regular meeting of Bluffton Council was one of the final sessions for outgoing members of council Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kingsley and Dave Steiner. In gallery seating were incoming council members Tom Downey and Liz Gordon-Hancock. Who will fill the remaining seat that opens on January 1? After consulting with Village legal counsel, it was decided that action needs to wait until the new year.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced four dates--all Saturdays--for the Winter Farmers Market at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. Hours for the winter market are 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Bluffton girls soccer standout Aubrey Burkholder was named to the Div. V All-Ohio team in voting recently conducted by the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.
Senior scoring ace Burkholder led the Pirates with 16 goals and 12 assists to total 44 points this past season. The Bluffton co-captain was previously named first team all-district in Div. V.
The Pirate girls finished 10-9-1 overall and won the 2025 Northwest Conference title at 6-0.
A total of 43 girls were named to the Div. V all-state squad.
By Chaehyeon Jin, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
The saying “no pain, no gain” has roots in ancient Greece, when Sophocles wrote “there’s no success without pain” in his play Electra. In 1758, Ben Franklin published a book title The Way to Wealth and penned the statement, “there are no gains, without pains.” The saying took on new meaning with the aerobics craze of the 1980s when Jane Fonda’s videos pushed you to “feel the burn.”
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton High School recognizes junior Karden Geiser as the October 2025 Student of the Month. Karden is the daughter of Kelby and Jennifer Geiser of Bluffton.
Excelling in the classroom, Geiser maintains an impressive 4.00 GPA, consistently achieving all-
A honor roll status throughout her high school career. She has been recognized by Bluffton Schools for her educational achievements, earning academic awards in Accelerated Algebra II, Biology, Latin II, and English 9.
