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BFR summer program options range from youngsters to adults

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2016 - 4:30pm

Bluffton Family Recreation's summer newsletter is now on The Icon. It provides information about all spring and summer class offerings of BFR.

These include:
• Summer Olympics
• Summer youth basketball camps
• Tee Ball League
• Summer youth camps
• Youth golf clinic
• Elementary and junior high basketball camps
• Adult softball leagues
• BFR golf outing
• Performance training
• Sand volleyball sign up
• Ride to Remember
• Challenger Sports camps

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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August 1963 - downtown Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2016 - 5:26pm

It's August 1963 - a warm summer day in downtown Bluffton. Dick Boehr took this photo and let's name the businesses from right to left:

• Basinger Furniture - today The Black Lab
• Western Auto - today Diller's Flooring
• Swank's Meat Market - today The Dough Hook
• Walter Gratz's shoe store - today Fortman Insurance
• Waltermire's - today Sielschott, Keifer, Walsh, Regula CPAs
* Hauenstein Bakery - today The Sports Warehouse
• Greding Hardware - today Family True Value Hardware

 

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Historical Bluffton
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The day the llamas came to town

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2016 - 4:46pm

Sure, it was cold, but it was also fun. Especially when the llamas from Hard Rock Llama farm showed up on Main Street. They were part of the arts and crafts festival. Here is Claire Snyder, daughter of Dan and Mandy Snyder, holding on to her very own llama.

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As the school year comes to an end...

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2016 - 3:54pm

The end of the school year gets closer and closer. Here are some last-minute event reminders from the Bluffton elementary,  middle school and high school website.

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Regional news
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Registrations underway for July 16 Ride to Remember bicycle ride

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2016 - 3:19pm

Bluffton’s 2nd annual Ride to Remember bike ride on Saturday, July 16, offers several new features, according to the planning committee.

This year’s ride begins and ends at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool at Main and Snider Road, Bluffton.

Registrations are being accepted at www.ridetoremember.net. A ride flyer in an attachement at the bottom of this story.

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Regional news
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Lauren Yost May student of the month at BHS

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2016 - 2:45pm

The May student of the Month for Bluffton High School is Kristen Yost, daughter of Jason and Jennifer Yost. Kristen is a Junior at Bluffton with a gpa of 3.948.

Kristen is active in the Drama club, Latin Club, Show Choir, Flag Corps, pep band, concert band, concert choir,  chamber choir and is a member of the National Honor Society. She received an award in the District III Honors choir.  

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People
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