Words of the day
Semiquincentennial and Bisesquicentennial. A.k.a. 250 years. The United States will be celebrating its Semiquincentennial in 2026. Most event organizers are using the shorthand “America 250.” I learned these vocabulary-builders at America 250-Ohio.
MEDIA RELEASE—The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora is pleased to announce it has hired Neil Allen, a native of Ada, as its first-ever Museum Director. Gary Wetherill, president of the SCHS, stated, ”On behalf of the Swiss Community Historical Society, I’d like to welcome Neil Allen as our director of the Swiss Heritage Center. We look forward to working together with him as we enter a new era for the Society. His expertise and professionalism are already apparent in the first exhibits he has developed for the Society.”
EDITOR'S NOTE: The RSVP deadline is today, December 15.
Monday, December 22 at 12:00 p.m.
MEDIA RELEASE__Maple Crest Senior Living Village is delighted to invite residents, families, neighbors, and community partners to their Community Christmas Dinner on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
On Friday, December 12, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jim Enneking hosted his last early chamber breakfast emcee gig. Assistant Rene Gabriel will be promoted to director in January 2026. She in turn will be assisted by new hire Hannah Warwick.
DELPHOS – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team opened its Northwest Conference season at Delphos Jefferson by losing a tight 39-38 encounter on Friday, December 12.
The game was close throughout, with the score tied 8-8 after the first period. Delphos pulled ahead 19-17 at intermission, and the Pirates trailed 33-30 after three periods.
Bluffton won the final period 8-6, but came up just short.
The Pirates dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after losing their first road game of the season.
OTTAWA–The Bluffton High School boys bowling team went on the road and nipped Ottawa-Glandorf by 21 pins in a tight dual match at Highland Lanes on Saturday, December 13. The Pirate girls team was short-handed and lost to O-G.
BOYS RESULTS
The Pirate boys won the overall match by a score of 2,904-2,883.
