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On Feb. 26 The Bluffton HS academic team went 7-0 at the Bath Invitational tournament, placing first, according to John George, coach.

This qualifies the Pirates for the Ohio Academic Competition Regional Tournament on Saturday, April 27. 

Team members, from left, Duncan Scott, Patrick Estell, Derek Swartzlander, Christopher Harnish, Neil Metzger, Louis Graham, Julia Smallcombe, Amelia Mitchell, Bella Angel.

Maple Crest soup cook off and silent auction Thursday

Maple Crest Senior Living Village will host a Soup Cook Off and Silent Auction on Thursday, March 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the lower-level patio room of the main building. 

She's development manager for Humane Society of Sarasota County, Florida

15 minutes with Autumn Steiner
Year you graduated from Bluffton HS: 2005

What is your current job and how did you obtain it?
Development Manager for the Humane Society of Sarasota County in Sarasota, Florida.

After graduating from Ohio Northern in 2009 and relocating to Florida in 2011, I worked in the for-profit sector, most recently for the American subsidiary of a French ventilation manufacturer.

Several area students were named to the Dean’s List for fall semester 2017-18 at Ohio Northern University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

From Bluffton:
• Molly Meyer
• Zane Meyer
• Brittany Sommers
• Stephen Tatarkov
• Mathew Spallinger

From Rawson:
• Rayanne Nye
• Courtney Ritter

Edie Reichenbach, 1175 Township Road 28, Bluffton, wrote the winner caption to Icon’s “write a caption to this photo contest.”

The photo shows Roger Edwards, president of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, holding bags of senior citizen peanut brittle.

The winning caption reads: “Why, of course, officer, I was just heading over to pay for these.”

She wins two tickets to the Saturday, March 10, murder mystery dinner theatre at The Centre, which features “Revenge of Frankenstein.”

Nine Bluffton High School art students had works accepted into this year's Kewpee Art Invitational at ArtSpace/Lima, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.

Maria Spallinger's piece was selected “Best of Show” and Kassandra Bishop's photo won first place in photography.

The show at ArtSpace/Lima is open through April 7.

BHS art students with art in the show are, back from left, Kaly Jolliff, Kathleen Edelbrock, Kaitlyn Burkholder and Tabbi Geiger.

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