LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Bluffton University men’s soccer squad faced Transylvania University in their next to last regular season road game this year. Despite a solid first half start that saw a scoreless tie through 45 minutes, the Beavers allowed five second half goals on the way to their 13th loss of the season. Bluffton stands at 0-13-2 overall and 0-5-2 in the Heartland Conference, while the Pioneers improved to 7-3-6 and 4-1-2 in the HCAC.
Last week I had to do some work at Lincoln Park Zoo in downtown Chicago.
As I rode in a golf cart going about my business I passed some giraffes, camels, bears, tigers, lions, hippos, and hundreds of 4th graders on field trips acting like monkeys.
Winding through the park my journey took me past the “Couch family tomb” the only remaining gravesite left in what was once Chicago’s first city cemetery.
Bernice L. Criblez, 85, of Bluffton, died Oct. 22, 2015, at 2:50 p.m. at Richland Manor, Bluffton. Bernice was born Aug. 3, 1930, in Lima to the late Lew and Martha Lones Hullibarger. On Aug. 8,1948, she married Marion E. Criblez who preceded her in death on May 18, 1998.
Bernice was a bus driver for the Allen East Schools. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Lafayette, the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary both of Wapakoneta and the Farm Bureau. She was a graduate of Lafayette Jackson High School.
With the theme “A Christmas from the Past,” the 2015 Bluffton Blaze of Lights is getting ready for its Saturday, Nov. 28, launch.
The event, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, should bring several thousand visitors to Bluffton.
Here’s the latest update:
Saturday, Nov. 28 schedule – all events on Main Street
• 4 to 5 p.m. – Parade forms at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool and The Centre on Snider Road
Thomas "Skip" Edgar Bassitt, 72, of Lecanto, Fla., and formerly of Bluffton died Oct. 21, 2015, at his residence.
Thomas was born Dec. 4, 1942, in Bluffton to the late Loren "Bill" and Margaret "Peg" (McGuire) Bassitt. On Aug. 28, 1999, he married Sharen Fuller Bassitt and she survives.
