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Middle school students meet a survivor

Conrad Weiner spent 4 years in a concentration camp in WWII; his talk with students was sobering

Bluffton middle school students met a real survivor on Monday.

Students learned first-hand about the Holocaust as survivor, Conrad Weiner, 81, of Cincinnati, recounted his chilling story in an assembly.

His story had the full attention of each of the students as it included several sobering incidences.

Weiner, born in 1938 in what is today part of the Ukraine, was part of a massive campaign of annihilation and deportation of Jews.

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Bluffton Bucs sign-up for fall now available

It's time to sign-up for the Bluffton Bucs midget football team for the coming fall season. Registration fee is $75 and the deadline to register is July 31. Click on the attachment below to print the registration form.

Any questions, please contact Zac Kohli (419-306-2818) or Mitch Geisgie (419-204-7291) or email [email protected].

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Northbound I-75 exit ramp at SR 103 closed Thursday

Interstate 75 northbound near state Route 103, Bluffton, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for bridge deck repairs during daytime hours on Thursday, May 16.

Entrance ramp from state Route 103 to Interstate 75 northbound will be closed during daytime hours on Thursday, May 16, for bridge deck repairs. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 103 and state Route 235 back to Interstate 75 northbound.

Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.

 

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Jerry Szabo Trio performs tonight in town hall

The Jerry Szabo Trio will perform in tonight's Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series.

The performance is at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.

Members of the trio are Szabo, Dave Sycks and Dean Alstaetter. The performance is free and open to the public.

The Trio
Jerry Szabo is the founder of the Jerry Szabo Trio.  He has freelanced as an oboist and drummer in New York City with Barbra Streisand among others.

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Bluffton softball ranked 5th in coaches state poll

Bluffton High School girls' softball team is ranked 5th in Division IV of the Ohio High School Softball Fastpick Coaches Association state poll for week 5. The top 10 teams in the division are listed here.

 

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Wisconsin WOOP

We're researching with our Wisconsin contacts the possible meaning of WOOP on this Wisconsin Green Bay Packers license plate. This was spotted in Bluffton on Saturday on a white Subaru wagon.

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