Nearly 75 youth are in a two-day junior Pirate football camp this week. Here is Mike Richards, an assistant BHS coach, working with future Bluffton High School quarterbacks.
After witnessing the positive impact Stepping Stones had on her little brother, Takayla Gadberry decided to become part of the Cincinnati-area non-profit’s team this summer.
Gadberry, a sophomore psychology major from Lockland, is serving as an overnight counselor at Camp Allyn, a camp run by Stepping Stones for teens and adults with a wide-range of disabilities.
Advisory from Bluffton Police: Riley Creek is continuing to rise and may force some road closures soon. If you live in flood prone areas begin taking precautions.
The Riley Creek is continuing to rise and some roads may need to be closed. If you live in flood prone areas you should begin taking necessary precautions. Any rain later in the day may cause substantial rise with the saturated conditions already in place.
When the Toledo Zoo comes to the library, you never know what animals they will bring with them. Yesterday it was a spotted turtle. The zoo speaker explained why the turtle has spots and what the turtle senses when touched. Also shared with students was a coyote skull and wolf hide. The zoo is breeding spotted turtles to eventually release them.
Lauran Brown ’18 of Norwalk, admits she wasn’t the best student in high school. “I did my school work, but I didn’t really care as much as I should have,” said Brown.
However, her attitude changed when she became an accounting major at Bluffton University. Brown recently earned both the Certified Management Accountant Scholarship and the Roger CPA Review scholarship.
America in Bloom judges are coming to Bluffton. That means next week the village is on display.
The judges will tour Bluffton on Thursday and Friday, July 20 and 21, and score the community in various categories.
Susie Stratton, assisting in Bluffton’s preparations for judging, suggests residents clean their yards, weed gardens and consider that the entire village is on display.
There are many benefits to the community should Bluffton receive a good judging report.
