Bluffton Pirate boys' basketball fans have lots to look forward to as the Bluffton Junior High 7th grade team won the Northwest Conference tourney at Convoy on Saturday.
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Coached by Dan Garlock, the team was 13-5 overall. In the tournament, Bluffton first defeated Lincolnview then Columbus Grove in the semi-finals.
In the nail-biting title game the Pirates came out on time in overtime defeating Spencerville 35-34. Bluffton also tied for the east side regular season NWC title.
The Bluffton High School Chamber Ensemble received an "Excellent" (II) rating at the OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event held at Bowling Green Middle School on Feb. 17-18.
On Friday, the BHS ensemble performed "Korean Melody" arranged by Albert Wang, "Dove's Vagary" by Shirl Jae Atwell and "Concertino in G" by Elliot Del Borgo. The orchestra is under the direction of Rachael E. Lewis and Debra Herr.
Steph's Hairy Business, 9111 Bucher Road, Rockport, has a new business phone number, according to Stephanie Davis, owner.
The new number is 419-204-2718. Davis, a certified pet groomer, specializes in small dogs, mixed breeds, bichon frise, poodles, maltse, shih tzu and terriers.
She offers full grooms, hand scissoring, nail and ear care and flea-bathing.
Discover the joys of spring birding this in northwest Ohio as the Hancock Park District offers the first 2017 Bird Monitoring outing on Friday, March 3, at 1 p.m. at Litzenberg Memorial Woods.
This hands-on in-the-field approach to monitoring environmental changes is one of the ways Hancock Park District volunteers experience a wide range of physical and mental activities.
Bluffton 7th grade boys' basketball team brought home the NWC trophy on Saturday. Here's the team, front from left, Ayden Cupples, Trenton Donley, Cole Koenig, Kyler Kinn, Nick Prater, Nathan Schaadt. Back, Dan Garlock, coach, Lucas Prichard, Trey Boblitt, Kenneth Lovett, Landyn Fleharty, Jude Spallinger, Trent Howard. Watch for more details on the Icon.
Three former Bluffton council members submitted petitions to seek council seats on the Nov. 7 Bluffton general election.
Filing as Republicans are Jerry Cupples and David Steiner. Filing as a Democrat is Mitchell Kingsley. The filing deadline for persons running under a political party designation was Feb. 1.
Bluffton council candidates choosing to run as independents have until May 1 to file petitions. Four council seats will be on the November ballot.
