The Allen East High School Class of 1975 celebrated its 50th year reunion at the Harrod Fire Station, on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
L-R) Pictured above are Jennifer (Shulaw) Tschuor, Dave Oberly, Bob Bassitt, Ken Metzger, Doug Stimmel, Diane (Eley) Schick, Jodi (Gottfried) Babcock, Beverly (Spencer) Phillips
HARROD__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated backyard league rival Allen East 4-0 in a Northwest Conference match on Tuesday evening, September 16 at Goodwin Field.
The Pirate girls improved to 5-5 overall with the shutout win, and upped their league mark to 4-0 to stay tied for first place with two conference matches left.
Defending champion Columbus Grove is also 4-0 in the NWC.
AE fell to 1-8-1 overall and 1-3 in NWC play after the defeat.
VAN WERT__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team defeated Western Buckeye League foe Van Wert decisively 4-1 on Tuesday, September 16.
The Pirate team improved to 5-8 after the impressive victory. Van Wert dropped to 1-9 with the defeat.
“Van Wert was a great opponent who played with honesty, competitiveness, and sportsmanship,” said Bluffton head coach Trisha Nieman. “Matches were well-fought across all courts, and it was an enjoyable night of tennis.
The Bluffton Board of Education held its monthly meeting on September 15 in the Elementary School Media Center. Board action included approving a $1.26M bid for constructing an (artificial) turf field next to the elementary school playground.
The bid was made through a joint purchasing program, The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS). Maumee Bay Turf, Inc. submitted a bid for $1,263,780. Construction is set to begin in mid-October.
The downtown Bluffton scarecrow decorating contest is back. Scarecrow creations need to be up by Friday, October 3 to be included in the competition. Contact Liz Gordon-Hancock at [email protected] to enter this year's contest.
Any organization or business is encouraged to adopt a lamp post on downtown Main Street and put up a scarecrow or other three-dimensional, family-friendly, fall-themed figure.
