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Relay for Life anticipates over $20,000 to be donated to American Cancer Society

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 23, 2014 - 9:16am

The rainy weather skirted Bluffton on Friday, June 20, allowing the local Relay for Life event to be held at the university stadium.  While the final amount raised will not be formally announced for several weeks, it is anticipated that over $20,000 will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

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Pleasant View and Mt. Cory UMC welcome new pastor on June 29

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2014 - 12:11pm

Rev. Mark Fuerstenau has accepted the pastorate of the Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches.

He comes from Middle Point and Kossuth United Methodist Churches. His wife, DJ, retired this summer after almost nine years serving the Zion United Methodist in the Delphos/Elida area.

Rev. Fuerstenau is a retired teacher and has worked in the corrections field since moving to the Delphos area.

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Here's the Bluffton HS spring NWC scholar athletes

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2014 - 6:23pm

Several Bluffton High School athletes were named Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the spring sports season.  The criteria for being selected are as follows:

•  Earned a varsity letter during the spring sports season.
•  Earned a minimum 3.00 GPA during the grading period of the sport.

THE ENTIRE NWC LIST IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Baseball
Jason Bracy, Bret Rumer, Josh Bracy, Chris McClain, Trent Phillips, Drake Luginbuhl.

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Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township United Way meets 2014 goal - focus now is on 2015

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2014 - 5:12pm

The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township would like to thank all the local individuals, families, and businesses that helped make our 2014 campaign year a success, we met our goal of $24,500 in donations. 

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He shoots, he scores

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2014 - 4:49pm

Trey Boblitt, Bluffton fifth grader, takes a shot during basketball camp that took place this week for elementary youth in the BHS gym. 

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Arrangements are incomplete for Mary Arthur

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2014 - 4:03pm

Mary Arthur, 87 died at 1:45 p.m. June 20, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Gilboa United Methodist Church. 

Visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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