Visiting Bluffton swept scrappy but short-handed rival Ada in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday evening, September 21, to record their seventh consecutive win.
Pirate senior setter Skyler Scoles recorded her 2,000th career assist early in game two, and got a nice ovation from the crowd during a brief stoppage of play.
The Lady Pirates improved to 9-2 and 2-0 in league play with the convincing 25-16, 25-12, 25-12 victory.
The National Weather Service forecast for September 23, 2021: "Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%."
William “Bill” W. Faine of Bluffton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He went to live in paradise with his savior, Jesus. He was 59 years old.
Bill married Jodi Woodruff on August 18, 1984 who survives, along with their children; Lauren (Ralph) Cuellar, W. Wells II (Laura), Mitchell, and Sidney. He was “Pop-Pop” to five grandchildren; Katie, Annabelle and Will W. Faine III, Rafael “RJ” Cuellar Jr., and Roman Cuellar.
Bluffton Public Library will host Village Story Walk II with Fred Steiner on October 4 and 5 at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. each evening.
The library announcement notes, "Wear your walking shoes and meet us at the Presbyterian Church gazebo to hear some more stories about the historic town of Bluffton, Ohio!"
Fred Steiner will lead the walking tour from 101 N. Main St. to 147 N. Main St. across Main St., then back across Main St. to return from the Town Hall and to the Presbyterian Church.
Bluffton University has announced groundbreaking ceremonies for the Austin E. Knowlton Science Center. Located in the heart of campus, the groundbreaking will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 1.
Speaking at the event will be President Jane M. Wood and Ed Diller, former trustee for Bluffton University and current board member for the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation.
The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team fell behind early but rallied behind a singular effort to post a 5-1 win over backyard league rival Allen East Tuesday night.
Junior Sami Scoles fired in a single-game personal-best four goals to carry the visitors to the Northwest Conference victory.
The defending league champion Pirate girls improved their record to 6-2-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC after the win.
AE fell to 2-4-2 and 0-2-2 in NWC play with the defeat.
