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Vendors needed for SHANNON Service Club fair on Feb. 28-29

Posted by LizGH on January 16, 2020 - 6:00am

Vendors and crafters needed for the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club's annual craft and garage sale at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., to be held on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29.

If interested, contact Connie Anderson at [email protected] or call 419-233-2757.

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Troy Duer 1961 - 2020

Posted by Icon K on January 16, 2020 - 6:00am

Troy Tyrone Duer, 58, of Bluffton, died on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at his residence.

He was born Aug. 27, 1961, in Lima to Judi Duer; she preceded him in death in 2008.

He is survived by a son, John (Abby Lopshire) Duer of Van Wert; a daughter, Katie Duer of Florida; and a grandson, Bentley Duer.

Troy was a high school graduate and had been a truck driver for many years.

Private funeral services will be at a later date. Arrangements are handled by Harter and Schier Funeral Home, Delphos. To leave condolences visit harterandschier.com

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1,000 point and the season's not over

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2020 - 3:13pm

Bluffton HS senior, Luke Denecker, holding the game ball, cracked the 1,000-career point scoring barrier against Leipsic on Tuesday. He is only the second Pirate boy to reach 1,000 points. Click here for the game story and list of the 10 all-time top BHS scorers.

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Luke Denecker surpasses 1,000 points; Pirates stop Leipsic

Michael Kingsley is the only other Pirate to break that scoring barrier
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2020 - 3:01pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton turned back Leipsic 70-63 to gain a hard-earned non-conference boys basketball win Tuesday evening.

Click here for game photos by Marvin Foster.
Top 10 all-time scorer list at bottom of story

Pirate senior Luke Denecker scored 22 points to become the second Bluffton boys player to tally more than 1,000 career points. 

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Sports
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Bluffton Community Preschool accepting 2020-21 enrollment

Open house from 6 to 8 p.m., Jan. 30
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2020 - 2:33pm

Bluffton Community Preschool is accepting enrollments for the 2020-21 school year. 

An open house takes takes from 6 to 8 p.m.,Thursday, Jan. 30, at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St. 

"We encourage those interested in our program to stop by, take a tour of the classrooms, meet the teachers and ask questions," said Christine Clymer, chair of the preschool board. 

"If you are not able to attend, we are happy to set up a time to meet with interested parents at the preschool," she said.

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Who was Miss Muffet anyway?

Why we read nursery rhymes to our children
Posted by LizGH on January 15, 2020 - 2:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can...
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty dumpty had a great fall...

I'm reading these Mother Goose rhymes to my two-year-old, as part of his bed-time stories.

Have you ever stopped to think about these nursery rhymes and what these stories or words mean?

So many of these rhymes just don't make sense: Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the what?

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