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Boutique 415 and Polished, 415 N. Main St., will host a special Sip, Shop & Save event from 5: 30-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10.

The event includes

25% off all graphic Valentine tees and red tops

$5 hand paraffin dip and chair massage (10 minutes)

Shop new spring arrivals

Door prizes

Rocket Rumblings by Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team (7-0 BVC, 4-1 PCL, 12-6) had their highly anticipated Blanchard Valley Conference match-up against Liberty-Benton (6-1 BVC, 14-4) postponed Friday night, February 4, due to the weather. The make-up date is Saturday, Feb. 19 at Pandora, with a JV tip-off at 6 p.m., for these two teams that are currently top ranked in the BVC.  

The Bluffton Public Library invites individuals and famlies to enjoy reading challenges and activities with Beanstack. Who's it for? Readers ages 0-109.

In February, the are two categories:

For the Love of Reading

This month, share the love of reading with fun activities and book recommendations. Check out some of our favorite reads for all ages here at Beanstack! Log your reading and complete activities to earn badges all month long.

Black History Month 2022

The Bluffton University men's basketball team was unable to overcome a 19-point first half as Rose-Hulman downed the Beavers 70-60 on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 in Terre Haute, IN.. Bluffton fell to 5-14 overall and 1-10 in the Heartland Conference, while Rose improved to 11-8 and 7-6 in the HCAC.

By Cort Reynolds

Playing in Mt. Blanchard, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team crushed Riverdale 81-46 in a non-conference mismatch Saturday night, February 5.

The Pirates improved to 15-2 with the lopsided win. The Falcons fell to 4-13 with the defeat.

Trey Boblitt led the Pirates with 23 points on the strength of seven trifectas. Bluffton splashed 11 triples.

Trenton Donley contributed 18 markers while Marek Donaldson added 12.

Bluffton led 21-14 after the first period as Donley poured in 10 points. 

Registration required

GROB Systems of Bluffton has announced a February 19 Apprenticeship Tour, the last such event for the 2021-2022 school year.

The 9:00 a.m. tour of the 1070 Navajo Dr., facility features a presentation about the program, Q&A with training staff, and a facility tour led by current apprentices.

Rhodes State Lima provides this video account of what it is like to be a GROB apprentice: https://youtu.be/5lN1sPubeUw.

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