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Rick Ramseyer: "All these years later, I still remember the dread of the quarry test"

"All these years later, I still remember the dread I felt before taking the quarry test. This wasn't a written exam, and it had nothing to do with school. It was a rite of passage for any Bluffton kid who wanted to earn the right to swim in the Buckeye."
- Rick Ramseyer

This is a sample of the content of "Bluffton Anthology - A creek runs through it." Copies are now available for $24.95 plus tax in Bluffton at:
• Roots by Strattons
• The Food Store
• The Black Lab
• Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
• The Dough Hook

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Bluffton University and Bluffton schools present Friday chamber program

Join in at 7:20 a.m. - meeting goes from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Bluffton University and Bluffton Exempted Village Schools will provide program for the Friday morning Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.

To help identify persons attending on Zoom, the chamber asks persons to RSVP to help the chamber identify you in the Zoom waiting room. RSVP to [email protected].

Persons may join the teleconference by 7:20 a.m. using a phone or video link. The meeting is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

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Meet the babies recently born in Bluffton Hospital

The following births were reported by the Bluffton Hospital in November.

This one's for former residents who would like to be in Bluffton for Christmas

That's right. If you grew up in Bluffton, but live far away, the Icon offers you this video of the Blaze Lights.

You may begin humming "I'll be home for Christmas." Then, just sit back click on the video and watch the show.

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce created this short video for you.

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School board will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m.

The Bluffton school board has rescheduled its December Board Meeting for Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bluffton Elementary Media Center, according to Paula Parish, school treasurer.

The board also rescheduled the Records Commission for Monday Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. to review the disposal of records as recommended by the treasurer (held in the superintendent’s office.)

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Bluffton's drive-in theatre

Bluffton Family Recreation became Bluffton's drive-in theatre on Saturday evening. A sell-out crowd watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The movie was part of this year's new twist on the Blaze of Lights. (Photos from Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce)

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