Theda Good, a First Mennonite Church pastor, places the mark of the cross on the forehead of Jeremy Mann, pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ. On Wednesday morning several Bluffton pastors provided a launch of Lent in front of Bluffton Presbyterian Church in an Ashes to Go ceremony.
Here are recent results from Bluffton University baseball and softball teams in Florida this week.
Baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After kicking off the season with two wins, the Beavers dropped a pair on Monday, March 4, to Moravian (11-8) and Ohio-rival Otterbein University (8-3). Bluffton fell to 2-2 on the year with seven games left in the Sunshine State.
University junior Parker Reynolds (Avon) earnd the first Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week award for the 2019 baseball season. It marks his first Hitter of the Week award as a Beaver.
Vendors with non-commercial arts and crafts are invited to register for the 48th annual Bluffton Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, May 11. The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. street-festival style show is held on Bluffton’s charming Main Street and includes attractions for the whole family, including food, live music, and children’s activities.
Six Bluffton High School wrestlers competed at the wrestling district tournament over the weekend.
Of the six, DeAndre Nassar earned a first place title and advances to state tournament, maintaining his undefeated season. Other Pirate wrestlers at district follow:
All photos by Amy Mortimer.
• Tayton Kleman - 106 pound weight class
• Kadin Basil - 113 pound weight class
• Jeremy Sturgeon - 126 pound weight class
• Josh Mehaffie - 138 pound weight class
• Jackson Wilson - 160 pound weight class
Some street closing changes were modified this week involving the West Elm Street project underway by Hohenbrink Excavating.
Originally it was announced that the street would be open to thru traffic in the evening. That is not the case. West Elm Street will be completely closed in the evenings.
The Project will be broken into two phases for the street removal work:
• Phase 1 - Bentley Road to Diller Road
• Phase 2 - Diller Road to Spring Street
