EDITOR'S NOTE: The RSVP deadline is today, December 15.
Monday, December 22 at 12:00 p.m.
MEDIA RELEASE__Maple Crest Senior Living Village is delighted to invite residents, families, neighbors, and community partners to their Community Christmas Dinner on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
On Friday, December 12, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jim Enneking hosted his last early chamber breakfast emcee gig. Assistant Rene Gabriel will be promoted to director in January 2026. She in turn will be assisted by new hire Hannah Warwick.
NEW BREMEN–The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 34-29 to New Bremen in a non-conference contest on Saturday, December 13.
The Pirate girls trailed 9-5 after the first quarter. Bluffton rallied within 17-16 at the half behind an 11-8 second stanza.
NB took the third period 8-7 to maintain a slim 25-23 edge heading to the final stanza. The Cardinals hung on to win the final period 9-6 and triumph by five.
OTTAWA–The Bluffton High School boys bowling team went on the road and nipped Ottawa-Glandorf by 21 pins in a tight dual match at Highland Lanes on Saturday, December 13. The Pirate girls team was short-handed and lost to O-G.
BOYS RESULTS
The Pirate boys won the overall match by a score of 2,904-2,883.
MEDIA RELEASE__The holidays are not a time of cheer and merriment for all. Men and women experience an uptick in negative feelings until the end of the year, in direct opposition to the culture telling people they should be happy. Some reflect upon a child caught in addiction, a loved one who passed away over the holidays, a lost job or simply a sense of being overwhelmed by the bad news of the world.
NAPOLEON–The Bluffton High School girls and boys swim teams both finished eighth at the tough 17-team Napoleon Wildcat Invitational on Saturday, December 13.
Host Napoleon won the girls team title with 402 points. Ottawa-Glandorf took second with 371 points. The Pirate girls finished eighth with 153 points.
Bryan captured the boys team crown with 377 points. Lima Shawnee was a distant second with 274 points. The Bluffton boys also came in eighth with 169 points.