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91 years ahead of their time

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 3:34pm

Here are some familiar Bluffton names...Lehman, Steiner, Hilty, Sprunger, Lugibihl, Gratz, Gerber, Schumacher, Diller...and the list goes on.

It's the Bluffton College women's Hiking Club from the 1924-25 school year. Look closely. You might find a great-grandmother in this photo, that appears to be taken on the Ropp Hall steps.

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Historical Bluffton
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Pandora UM free community meal March 30

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on March 15, 2016 - 3:23pm

Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a free community meal on Wednesday, March 30 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. This month's meal is provided by Sprunger Insurance. The menu is spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert, and beverage.

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Worship
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I love voting!

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 3:05pm

Dottie Long has one of Bluffton's most satisfying jobs. When you finish voting, she gives you a sticker that proclaims "I Love Voting." Voters on March 15 cast ballots on local and national races.

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Two junior high boys' bball summer leagues forming soon at BFR

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 1:40pm

Bluffton Family Recreation is taking registrations for its summer junior high boys’ basketball league.
 
The league has a division for seventh grade teams and a division for eighth grade teams.
 
Each team will play back-to-back double headers every week of league play. Seventh grade games are Tuesday evenings from May 21 to June 28. Eighth grade games are Monday evenings from May 30 to June 27.
 

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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All the music you can eat on Friday's Music Booster event

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 8:47am

Tad Steiner is one of many Bluffton school musicians who will perform during the Friday, March 18, Music Booster barbecue and musical performance.

Performances begin at 4:30 p.m. in the middle school gym. Choice of Larson's barbecue or shrimp dinner is available while tickets are available. Dinners are served in the middle school cafetorium beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8 and are available in the middle school office. The meal includes one-half chicken or seven pices of shrimp, potato salad, apple sauce, dinner roll and drink.

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Events
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Icon asks voters to support both local levies on Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2016 - 9:02pm

Two significant local levies are on the March 15 local ballot:
• Bluffton school income tax renewal levy
• Bluffton Public Library renewal levy
 
Both deserve every voter’s support.
 
School levy highlights
Money generated by the school levy is used to replace roofs, buy new busses, remodel classrooms, air condition the elementary, purchase new boilers and update technology, etc. The money is not and cannot be used for salaries or fringe benefits.
 

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