UPDATED Trio of teachers win $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary
UPDATED APRIL 17 Health Action Council awards funds in Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge
Team “Battling for Bikes” from Bluffton Elementary School earned first place in the Spring Step It Up Challenge.
Team members Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner and Ryan Dunlap won $1,500 for their school and averaged 822,945 steps.
"We are thrilled to finally have raised enough money for the BIKE Curriculum that Ryan will be purchasing," said team member Heidi Steiner. "It will be a class set of balance/peddle bikes and the lesson plans to teach kindergarten students to ride a 2 wheeler before they leave kindergarten. We are excited for the future bike riding lovers that Bluffton is going to have!"
The challenge is a national no-cost, four-week step program that promotes overall health and well-being for schools and the community. School administrators, educators and parents stepped up to model healthy habits, show leadership, and win money.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
- Colloquium Presentation: Emotional Education in 18th Century Germany
- Student to Share Lessons from Study Abroad Experience in Mexico