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Introducing the new West Elm Street look

The West Elm Street project is 95 percent completed, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator. There are 30 trucks of top soil coming, plus signage. The project should be completed by the middle of the month.

Dive in, the water's fine

Here's what you need to know about the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool

The swimming pool is open for the summer. Here’s the details:

Pool hours:
•  Mondays-Fridays: noon to 8 p.m.
•  Saturdays-Sundays: 1 to 6 p.m.

Daily admission and season passes
Daily admission: $4
Free for youngsters 2 and under
Family season pass $140
Additional children each $10
Single season pass $70
Senior single season pass $40
Ten-visit pass, $30
Pool rental, 2 hours, $175

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Dunifon 9th in 300 hurdles; Steinmetz 12th in 3200

Here are results from Friday and Saturday

By Cort Reynolds
Friday results are at the bottom of this story -
Photos at bottom by Marvin Foster

COLUMBUS - A pair of Bluffton athletes competed in second day finals of the Div. III track and field state meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus on Saturday.

In the 300 hurdle finals, Pirate junior Xavier Dunifon finished ninth in a time of 40.65.

Dunifon qualified out of the preliminary heats Friday into the finals Saturday. He came in fourth overall in the preliminary field of 18 with a time of 40.13.

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School's out. Now what?

How to keep your kids active and engaged this summer

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
School is out and summer vacation has started. Instead of letting your children plop down in front of the television for the next three months, keep them engaged and active this summer.

Did you know summer vacation can result in learning loss? It's estimated that, on average, children can lose about two months of math and reading skills during summer vacation. But keeping your children engaged could help combat that learning loss.

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Weekend doctor: Shoulder and elbow health

Part 2

By Craig Hughes, Operations Manager
Julie A. Cole Rehab and Sports Medicine
Preventative measures should be taken before an athlete throws to decrease the chances of arm soreness or damage. It is important to keep the arm and shoulder strong by building muscles through strengthening, stretching and exercising. Keeping the muscles mobile and strong will help prevent injury and soreness from occurring, which in turn can improve performance.

The Bluffton Story - part 8

Written by Bluffton 6th graders in 1953-54

Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon.
By Nancy Houts and Kay Zimmerly

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