Karen Brandt, who coached the Bloomsburg (Pa.) University women's cross country team to the NCAA Division II national championship meet in 2007, has been named as Bluffton University's new head coach of men's and women's cross country and track and field.
The NWO Buckeyes U14 travel baseball team placed 3rd in the Nations Ohio State upper Elite Division baseball tournament this past weekend in Grove City.
The Buckeyes defeated Akron Attack 3-1, Brunswick Blue Sox 4-2, Bowling Green Jr Bobcats 9-8 and lost in the semi-finals to the Rubber City Hit Club 15-3. The Rubber City team was ranked #1 in the nation at the time.
Leading hitters were Ross Adolph (Van Buren), Clay Grubb
(McComb) and Jordan Skilliter (Bluffton) who all hit home runs during the tournament.
Visit www.relayforlife.org/bluffton for more details on Bluffton's Relay for Life held Friday and Saturday, June 24-25.
One way or another, we are all affected by cancer and raising awareness is crucial to finding a cure. In that spirit, the Bluffton community will host the 2011 American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life" on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25. The event will be held at Bluffton University's Salzman Stadium with the theme, "Birthdays for a Cure."
The public has a rare chance to visit the beautifully restored Breidenbaugh Schoolhouse on, Sunday, June 26 from 4-6 p.m. The open house will be at schoolhouse on the corner of Road 6 and Road M6, near Pandora.
A Girl Scout Troop from Bluffton has been meeting throughout June to learn pioneer survival skills, and they will be sharing the songs, games and activities they have learned with other children or adults who stop by.
Imagine this: As the Bluffton sesquicentennial launches, one Main Street retirement signals the end of that family's 125-year involvement on Main Street. Okay, in this case it's Cherry Street, but who's looking.
Is it three or four generations? We'll report back to you soon.
We aren't naming any names, but an open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 24, at Family Dollar will reveal all you need to know.
