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Good eats camp next week at BFR

Still accepting registrations

Good Eats Camp
Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp theme
Monday to Friday, July 20-24

Living and eating healthy has never been so much fun. Explore your culinary skills as campers will created their own salsa, learn basic food and kitchen safety and learn where healthy food comes from. Make and put on your chef hats as we are hands-on with our food.

Daily schedule:
7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Pre-camp
9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. - Traditional camp
3:30-5:30 p.m. - Post camp

Allen County covid-19 level upgraded

Today, July 16, Allen County has been upgraded to red level coronavirus alert, which indicates high exposure and spread, and a recommendation to limit activities as much as possible.

The announcement comes from the Ohio Department of Health.

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4 Beavers on 2019-20 Honors Court

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) had 13 student athletes amongst its ranks.  The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. 

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Village cleaning up its act on inoperative motor vehicles

Building permits reached $1.5 million in first six months of 2020

Although it is mid-summer, a time Bluffton traditionally slows to a halt, that’s not the case this year.

Several village projects are underway or will begin soon. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, updated Bluffton council on several of these at the July 13 council session.

At the top of the list is legislation affecting storage of inoperative motor vehicles. 

The issue concerns the definition of the word “building.” A change was made to clear up that definition to disallow car ports without walls and tarps as vague descriptions of “buildings.”

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University trustees focus on strategic plan, act on return-to-campus plans

Four faculty members receive promotions

Bluffton University trustees spent the majority of their June board time on campus discussing the implementation of the university’s newly developed strategic plan, taking action on return to campus plans and reviewing increased diversity and inclusion efforts ahead of the fall 2020 semester.

The board also took several actions including promoting faculty members, approving a newly endowed scholarship and welcoming a new member. 

Quidditch, anyone?

Here comes a 20-point goal in a game of Quidditch. Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp this week has a Harry Potter twist. One of the activities is this famliar game among Bluffton's younger set. The lead in this particular contest went back and forth several times.

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