Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provides this full weather report for September 2021. Hotter than average highs. Highest temperature: 90. Lowest temperature: 47.
The defending NWC champion Pirate girls fell to 10-3-1 overall and 4-1 in the NWC with the defeat. It was the first loss for Bluffton in its last 10 matches.
CG improved to 10-1-1 overall and took sole possession of first place in the NWC, clinching at least a share of the crown with the win.
The visiting Bluffton volleyball team defeated Spencerville 3-1 in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening, October 5.
The Lady Pirate record improved to 12-7 overall and 3-3 in the NWC with the 27-25, 26-28, 25-13, 25-14 victory.
The Bearcats fell to 10-7 overall and 1-5 in the NWC with the defeat.
Senior Kylie Stackhouse topped Bluffton with 26 kills and two blocks. She also served up a pair of aces. Freshman Ayla Grandey contributed seven kills and one block.
Senior setter Skyler Scoles passed out 39 assists and added a block to go with nine digs.
October 9 is October Big Day, the first day of the international effort known as Global Bird Weekend. Join birders Deb Weston and David Smith at The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm for a 10 a.m. hike to record the species that you see in the nature preserve.
The complete list will be submitted to ebird.org to join the global team and help set a new record for birding.
Participants are asked to meet at 9:50 a.m. outside The Quarry Farm’s Seitz Family Pavilion, 1/8 mile north of 14321 Road 7L, Pandora. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
Local historian Fred Steiner reveals how Bluffton's Main Street has changed, and how it has stayed the same, since 1950. The tours were coordinated by the Bluffton Public Library.
