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The Bluffton University men's golf team struggled with its short game on day one of the Heartland Conference championships. The Beavers stand in 7th place, but they are still firmly within striking distance of Mount St. Joseph and Franklin heading into round two.

Senior Spencer Daniels (Ashland) carried the torch on Friday, shooting an 81 which placed him in a tie for 19th place. Two strokes back is reigning HCAC Player of the Week Nathan Eberle (Grove City).

The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley has been chosen as the featured title for the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library’s 2023 CommunityREAD. Copies of the book are now available at the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. The feature presentation by the author will take place on April 6, 2023 at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts.            

Saturday mornings in Bluffton will be busier starting May 7 with the opening of the Bluffton Farmers Market for the 2022 season. The market operates from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of Citizens National Bank, 102 S. Main St. It runs from the first Saturday of May to the last Saturday of October.

The Bluffton Public Library administration and board has welcomed a new trustee, ​C​handa Smith, who is the librarian at Ada Exempted Village Schools.

The current Board of Trustees is made up of the following:

Pictured L-R, top row:

  • Robert Scott
  • Bob Beer (President)
  • ​C​handa Smith

Front row:

  • Amy Lehman Mikesell
  • Carrie Phillips (Secretary)
  • Emily VonStein

Not pictured:

Lou Ann Leiber, 82, passed away April 29, 2022, at her residence. Lou Ann was born April 7, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Charles and Imo (Bowman) Seever. On September 27, 1958 she married Dwain Leiber who survives.

Four new employees were hired this week for the Bluffton Schools 2022-2023 academic year: (L-R) Katrina Riepenhoff will teach MS Math, Mary Glick will be the Elementary Music teacher, Missy Smith will be the Elementary Guidance counselor, and Rachel Skilliter will teach HS Math.

 

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