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By Scott Little
Bluffton Ohio Historical Society Secretary
Perhaps you have seen some historical artifacts in Bluffton storefronts over the last year. Those displays have been presented by the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS), which was formed in 2022. On Wednesday night, January 15, the BOHS hosted Show and Tell, Part 1 at the Bluffton Public Library to encourage owners of local artifacts to display them publicly. Over forty hardy attendees braved the cold and displayed and discussed a variety of local treasures.
Society President Ron Epp kicked off the program and sharing continued at a rapid pace for over an hour. Lithopolis, Oh. Attorney Dan Fox traveled over two hours to be present and gifted the BOHS with a State of Ohio certificate which 1932 Bluffton High School graduate and eventual Ohio Supreme Court Justice Ralph Locher had earned. “I just knew when I saw this that it needed to be in Bluffton,” said Fox.
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NORTH ROBINSON – The Bluffton High School girls swim team finished second at the 10-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet hosted by Colonel Crawford Saturday, while the Pirate boys came in a strong third.
Perennial power Colonel Crawford swept the boys, girls and combined team titles.
Pirate Jackson Bowlus rolled to two individual league titles, both in meet-record times. He touched first in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost in overtime 65-60 to visiting non-conference power Liberty-Benton on January 18.
The Pirates dropped to 9-4 overall with the tough home defeat.
L-B improved to 13-1 overall after the hard-fought road win, their sixth victory in a row. The lone Eagle loss was to Div. I Perrysburg by a 69-62 count on December 28.
Bluffton trailed 13-10 after the first period. L-B maintained a 29-22 margin at halftime as Jake Gerken scored 13 points.
