Dallas Dunn, Bob Wilch’s granddaughter, captured this remarkable play of shadows cast by the lights of a tractor and combine at the end of the day. Click headline for full photo.
Bluffton University’s Chamber Ensembles will perform a fall concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, the Brass Ensemble will perform music transcribed from the 16th century by Giovanni Gabrieli and Orlando Gibbons, a brass version of “Abendlied” by Josef Rheinberger and arrangements of familiar folk songs.
The October student of the month at Bluffton High School is Trent Howard, son of Travis & Anna Howard of Pandora. Trent is a senior at Bluffton and has a 3.917 GPA. He is a member of the Bluffton High School band, in which he plays the trombone, and is on the football, wrestling, track and swim teams.
He has received an Academic letter three times for maintaining a 3.50 GPA or higher and is a 3-time Varsity B recipient in football and wrestling. Trent is a student helper in the high school office and also does volunteer work.
Everything came up roses for the Bluffton University football team on Senior Day as the Beavers walloped Manchester 31-7 on a beautiful Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Bluffton improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the Heartland Conference, while the Spartans dipped to 2-7 and 2-4 in the HCAC.
The Spartans were 29 seconds away from going scoreless when they avoided the shutout with a two-yard touchdown pass that made the final score 31-7.
The Bluffton boys cross country team finished a solid 12th in the Div. III state meet at Memorial Park and Fortress Obetz Saturday morning, November 6.
Pirate junior Landon Armstrong came in 15th out of 182 runners with a personal-best time of 16:16.1 to pace the Bluffton harriers and be presented on the podium.
Armstrong consistently made up ground amid the big field as the race wore on. He was 25th after 1.1 miles (5:02 split) and 18th at the 2.1-mile mark (10:22.3). He then passed three runners in the final mile to come home 15th.
Ever wonder how high Bluffton sits above sea level? Answer: 840 feet. A photo story on BlufftonForever.com shares the location for discovering Bluffton’s sea level height. It also reveals how Bluffton’s rain water ends up in the Atlantic Ocean.
