Bluffton High School is a busy place this month, especially with homecoming on the horizon. Here's some event and news updates from the school website:
Homecoming Spirit Week:
Monday, Sept. 19 - "I wake up like this"
Tuesday, Sept. 20 - "Peace & Love/Hippy Day"
Wednesday, Sept. 21 - "A Day at Disney"
• Freshman - Alice in Wonderland
• Sophomores -Toy Story
• Juniors - Lilo & Stitch
• Seniors - Peter Pan)
Thursday, Sept. 22 - "Rock & Roll"
Friday, Sept. 23 - "Pirate Day"
FROM ADA ICON - Ada rolls out its red carpet on Saturday, Sept. 17, for the 31st annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, this year’s festival director.
The outdoor festival featuring over 150 booths.
Highlights:
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – over 150 craft booths on Main Street
• 9 a.m. - ceremony in depot park for the renovated railroad caboose
• 10 a.m. – parade (from Ada school down Main Street to College)
(parade forms at 9 a.m. at the Ada school)
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University standout MacKenzie McFarlin (Ashland) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week after helping the Beavers to a 3-1 mark at the 4th annual Sommer Center Spiketacular. It marks her third career HCAC Player of the Week honor, including two as a sophomore in 2014.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior Dante Carroll (Gahanna/Lincoln) has been named the Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Week following Bluffton's win at Trine on Saturday night. He is the first Bluffton running back since Ben Dodds in 2005 to earn Player of the Week honors in the HCAC!
Andrews Bertka's football sideline job is to keep the crowd up. He's the pirate mascot for BHS this fall. Andrew is the son of Holly and Randy Bertka. We caught him with his mask off during Friday's game against Ft. Loramie.
