Ohio Northern University will hold children's auditions for its 'Holiday Spectacular' extravaganza from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2025 in ONU’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Auditions will be held for children ages 5 to 12.
Those auditioning should be ready to participate in a dance call (jazz and/or tap shoes). No prepared dance or vocal solos, please.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
On Saturday, August 9, the 3rd annual Bluffton History Day was celebrated by the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) at the 1899 Depot at 405 N. Spring St. BOHS used the event to remind guests of how the Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club moved the depot from Railroad St., rehabilitated the building and has lovingly cared for it since the late 1980s.
There was a ceremonial handing over of a large skeleton key from the Sportsmen to BOHS, with Mike Zimmerman and Ron Epp representing the two organizations. The 1899 depot building remains the home of the club, with its headquarters in the basement, and the meeting place for American Legion Post 382 and Bluffton Boy Scouts. It is also available for rentals.
Details from the August 9 Second Saturday event at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., will be featured on a future episode of WBGU-PBS Scenic Stops & Stories. A video crew captured activities including hearth cooking by Van Risser. Visitors also learned about the woodworking shop with docent Raina Rausch and got a preview of the Swiss Community Historical Society's Heritage Center.
The articles feature Steiner's knowledge of locomotives, excursion trains, trolley service to Lima and Findlay, railroad accidents and more. Steiner's collection of photographs span the late 1800s to his own images from the 2000s.
FINDLAY – The Bluffton High School boys golf team competed in the 12-team Liberty-Benton Invitational tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Findlay on Friday, August 8.
Van Buren won the title at 318 strokes, with host L-B five shots behind at 323. Ottoville took third (327), followed by Kalida (329), Bellevue (334), Upper Sandusky (342) and Bluffton (349).
Rival Allen East was three shots behind the Pirates at 352, followed by Van Wert (362), LCC (380) and Arlington (405) and Pandora-Gilboa (462).
