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Lots of great art works in BFR-University Dietetic Internship "Keeping Activity" contest

Nine creative winners were recognized ealier this month for their participation in the Bluffton Family Recreation Sports and Fitness Center’s Keeping Active coloring contest, which was co-sponsored by Bluffton University’s Dietetic Internship as a part of BFR’s Keeping Active campaign.

Children, ages 3-10 were able to color pictures of healthy foods during the Kick-off event and throughout the January-February Keeping Active campaign which featured many events, including the Presidential Active Lifestyle Challenge for adults. 

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Wild pitch + loaded based + 9th inning = Beaver baseball win

Stats<http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/baseball/2014/03-20-bb.htm>

A wild pitch with the bags full of Beavers in the bottom of the ninth sent the Bluffton faithful into a frenzy as the home team came all the way back from an 8-4 deficit to cap an 11-10 victory over Albion College on a cold Thursday, March 20. Bluffton improved to 7-4 following its fifth consecutive victory, while the Britons dipped to 4-6 on the season.

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Georgia Owen, celloist, focuses on the music during a Bluffton junior high strings rehearsal.

Arrangements incomplete for Joe Goodman

Joe L. Goodman, 82, of Bluffton, died at 7:55 am March 22, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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David Dellifield, Bluffton University grad, asking for quarters for a great cause

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
What can you buy with a quarter? 

A gumball or a handful of M&Ms from a candy machine, air for your bike tires, six minutes of drying time at the local Laundromat, one hour of parking on (some) city streets, or a secondhand mug at a thrift shop.

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2014 area county fair dates set

Area county fair dates for 2014 are now set. They follow:

• Allen County Fair: Aug. 25 to 23
• Hancock County Fair: Aug. 27 to Sept. 1
• Hardin County Fair: Sept. 2 to 7
• Paulding County Fair: June 9 to 14
• Putnam County Fair: June 23 to 28
• Van Wert County Fair: Aug. 27 to Sept. 1

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