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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team was seeded ninth in the tough 12-team Div. III Kalida district drawing Sunday, October 9.

The Pirate girls (13-7) will play at eighth seed Van Buren (15-3) in the sectional first round at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17.

The winner will then face fourth seed Ottawa-Glandorf (11-9) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the sectional finals.

From 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 15, Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Rd., will host a Mom-2-Mom sale.

Are you expecting? Does your little one grow like a weed? Need some gently used toys?  There will also be a bake sale.

Find this and other area events on our Classifieds page under Events of Interest.

Mahlon M. Geiger, 88, of Pandora passed away on October 8, 2022.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

By Paula Scott

The Village of Bluffton is working on a big picture project called “Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow” that includes a dialogue with Bluffton residents about their community needs and wants.

A new, in-person opportunity to weigh in on these topics has been scheduled:

Community Engagement Open House
3:30-7:30 p.m. on October 19
Bluffton Middle School Cafetorium

This is your chance to spend as little as 10 minutes engaging with topics that received the most attention in an online survey in July.

Multiple stations will be set up in the cafetorium with sticker polls, maps and the opportunity to contribute to lists of ideas and write comments.

By Cort Reynolds

Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School was seeded first among the 12 teams in their Div. III girls soccer sectional drawing Sunday.

As top seed, the Pirates (12-2) were voted a first round bye. 

They will host the winner between eighth seed Cory-Rawson (4-10-1) and 10th seed Ashland Crestview (2-10-1) in round two Thursday, October 20 at 5 p.m.

Toledo Edison (9-4-1) is the fourth seed and if form holds, would face Bluffton in the district semifinals Oct. 25 at 7:15 p.m. on the Steinmetz Field pitch. 

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