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October 14, 2017

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to Hanover College on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Bluffton slipped to 1-12 overall and 1-4 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover improved to 9-4 and 4-1 in the HCAC.

October 13, 2017
By: Lynsey Trusty, sports information assistant

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Also Red Ribbon Week at the elementary school

The fall Bluffton elementary book fair takes place later this month, as does Red Ribbon Week. Those two special events are among several activities in October at the elementary.

Here's a complete list of things happened at the elementary, taken from the school newsletter. An attachment below includes the newsletter.

ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR: The Book Fair will begin the week of Oct. 23.  Daily hours are 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday.  Family Night is Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Paula Scott chats with Phil Zimmerly (center) and Mitch Kingsley following Friday's chamber breakfast. Zimmerly will step down as CEO of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce at the end of the month. Paula Scott was named interim director by the chamber board. The announcement was made Friday morning.

And, don't forget the Oct. 22 Halloween party and barbecue

Bluffton Family Recreation’s Session 2 – a six-week program for youngsters – begins in early November, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

Registration for any of the programs is now available online at www.bfronline.com, or click here, or by contacting BFR at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150.

Session 2 begins Sunday, Nov. 7, and continues until Friday, Dec. 15. Parents may register children for either or both sessions now.

Topic of Darryl Nester's Oct. 27 colloquium

Dr. Darryl Nester, professor of mathematics, will present the Colloquium, "Exploring Creativity Through Equations, Words and Sawdust," on Friday, Oct. 27.

During the presentation, Nester will discuss how he found inspiration and occasionally a distraction from Bluffton's 2016-17 Civic Engagement theme with the work he was doing for his fall 2016 sabbatical.

Nester said that one of his goals during his sabbatical was to revise portion of a book he is co-writing with Dr. Hamid Rafizadeh.

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