Columbus Crew camp comes to BFR in December
Columbus Crew Soccer Camp to be held at BFR Sports and Fitness Center, according to Carole Enneking, director. BFR's annual Columbus Crew camp has been moved to December this year.
Youth ages 6 years to 15 years are welcome to register for the half-day day camp held at BFR. Jeremy Parkins, Bluffton High School graduate and past Crew player, will direct the camp. To register, log onto the Crew's website
TheCrewYouth.com; cost is $50 per player.
BFR Offers Gift Certificates for Holiday Giving. Give the gift of fitness
this season with gift certificates for BFR services. Choose certificates
for memberships (1, 3, 6, or 12-month adult or full-year youth or family),
Fit 4 Life Fitness Program, Ultimate Fit workout program, Rec Passes or
Track Passes or Any Class Fitness Cards. For more information about any
BFR program, visit the website www.bfronline.com or visit the facility
located at 215 Snider Road in Bluffton.
Fit 4 Life Fitness Program is Designed for New or Returning Exercisers-
BFR will offer the 12 week Fit 4 Life program beginning Jan. 11, 2010.
Fit 4 Life includes a 3 month BFR membership, plus exercise sessions with
a staff trainer and group meetings discussing nutritional and motivational
topics. Cost is $105 per person.
Winter Indoor Soccer and Basketball League Deadlines Coming- Session 2 of Indoor Soccer will begin Jan. 3. Team registration forms are now being accepted for the 5 week league; cost is $370 per team. Youth basketball leagues will be held beginning January 16. Divisions are planned for girls teams in grade 3 and grade 4 as well as boys teams of players in
grade 3, 4, 5, and 6. Cost is $200 per team.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 15 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award