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By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
(BLUFFTON) - Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Bluffton 3-2 in girls soccer action Wednesday evening.  Kayla White scored both goals for Bluffton. Riley Busch made 13 saves in goal. The Pirates are now 0-1-1 on the season. 

Game photos by Marv Foster : https://www.usedcoffeebeans.com/Sports/Bluffton-Soccer-Girls/Girls-Socce...

BHS will run the flexbone triple option

By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
The Bluffton High School football team will be on the hunt for their first winning season since 2015 when they take the field Friday August 24 at Cory-Rawson.  The Pirates finished 4-6 last season including a dramatic road win over Columbus Grove in the season finale. 

She led study tours on art and art history; maintained website: Digital Imagine Project

Mary Ann Sullivan, professor emerita Bluffton University, 77, died on Aug. 22, 2018, at her home in Lima, Ohio.

Mary Ann was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on July 30, 1941, to Raymond W. Miller and Martha Mildred (Cordray) Miller, who preceded her in death.  She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Bill Sullivan, and by her brother, Douglas Miller of Omaha, Nebraska.

Members rank high at Allen County Fair and Ohio State Fair

The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club reported its results from the Allen County Junior Fair. Those results follow. 

AREA 4-H CLUBS MAY SEND RESULTS TO:
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Braeden Ackerman
Wired for Power – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant        

Cierra Ackerman
Star Spangled Foods – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant

Katrina Bauman
Explore the Outdoors – A    

Five new staff members join the system

Here is the Bluffton school district summer newsletter released this week. It outlines several summer projects and looks at the coming school year. Here is a portion of the opening column by Greg Denecker, superintendent.

THE ENTIRE NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY

By Greg Denecker
We are excited to welcome over 1,200 students on Aug. 27, for an exciting year.

Here's an interesting view of a tuck pointing project on a Bluffton building. To see the location of this project, look at the next photo. It may surprise you.

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