BOWLING GREEN – Several Bluffton swimmers competed in the Div. II district meet at Bowling Green State University on Friday, February 14, with one winning a title.
Pirate junior Jackson Bowlus captured the 100-yard backstroke in 53.21 by .20 to qualify for the state meet. Bowlus also touched seventh in the boys 50 freestyle.
Junior Jenna Downey took third in the 100 butterfly, and came home ninth in the 50 freestyle.
Senior Xavier Diller touched ninth in the 100 butterfly (57.2). Freshman Kari Diller came in ninth in the 100 backstroke.
The Pirate girls 200 medley relay team finished eighth. The Bluffton girls 400 free relay quartet came in 13th.
The Bluffton boys 200 medley relay finished a solid sixth. The Pirate 400 free relay quartet came in 10th. The boys 200 free relay foursome ended up 18th.
February 14 marked the official launch of Bluffton College Foundation, a newly established 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to supporting the long-term success and development of Bluffton University.
Crime Victim Service’s CASA program will be at WarHawk Tattoo in Lima on March 23 to chat with patrons about the programs and how they can become volunteers.
Visitors will choose a tattoo from dozens of options, and will get to talk with CASA supervisors about the challenges facing abused and neglected children in Allen and Putnam Counties. Participants must register in advance, and slots are expected to fill up quickly.
Pain management has become one of the most challenging aspects of modern medical care. In the wake of the well-publicized opioid crisis, we, as physicians, must balance effective pain treatment with responsible prescribing practices, especially when it comes to opioid medications.
Valentine Greetings from the Swiss Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora, Ohio. The Valentine pictured here was traded in the Swiss Settlement around 100 years ago. Names on Valentines collected by Kaye Phillips include Amstutz, Bame, Basinger, Balmer, Bixel, Bixler, Burkholder, Gerber, Mewholter, Sprunger, Steiner and Zurflugh. See more at https://www.facebook.com/SwissCommunityHistoricalSociety/
Two of the greatest Pirate basketball games I ever witnessed occurred in the year 1954-1955. Coach Joe Harris has passed, so I asked two of the starters on that team to share their memories of the games and the players involved. They are Ron Lora and Jim (Spike) Berry. Ron was the leading scorer on the team that year and Spike was the point guard and floor leader.
