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Presentation at next Gardeners club meeting on April 2

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The next Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area meeting is Monday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bluffton Public Library, in the lower meeting room. Laurie Laird from New Leaf Garden Center will give a presentation on garden planning, for both spring vegetable and flower gardens. This event is free and open to the public.

The monthly newsletter "Edelweiss News" from the club is available on the Icon. Click on the link below to view the newsletter.

Purpose to demonstrate that cover crops, soil testing and conservation tillage will not lower crop yields

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Bluffton council will learn tonight about a grant pursued by the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership involving farmers in the Lower Riley Creek Watershed.

The grant was recently submitted to the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program. Funding is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The grant’s purpose is to demonstrate that the use of cover crops, soil testing and conservation tillage will not lower crop yields.

Another look at Friday's Music Booster chicken barbecue

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CHECK OUT JAMIE NYGAARDS 2 DOZEN PHOTOS BELOW -

Did you choose chicken barbecue or shrimp on Friday? Did you buy a dessert?

How many performances did you listen to?

Sorry, no sound is with our photos, but here’ one last look at this year’s Bluffton Music Boosters chicken barbecue and music held Friday evening at the middle school.

Fourteen music groups from fourth grade to BHS seniors performed.

Groups were directed by Alice Basinger, elementary; Rachael Lewis, orchestra; David Sycks, band; and Kara Zink, choir.

Proclamation made by Mayor Johnson during wrestling banquet

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Bluffton High School wrestling state champion, DeAndre Nassar, received a hometown award during last week's BHS wrestling banquet.

Richard Johnson, Bluffton mayor, presented the senior wrestler with a proclamation that official named Saturday, March 9, as DeAndre Nassar Day in Bluffton. March 9 was the day that Nassar won his weight class at the state wrestling meet.

32 students inducted on March 19

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One senior, nine juniors and 22 sophomores are this year's inductees in the Bluffton High School National Honor Society, according to Jamie Erford, NHS advisor.

The ceremony took place March 19 at Marbeck Center. The list of new members follows:

Seniors

Kylee Staley

Juniors

Patrick Estell

Madison Fleece

Erin Hotmire

Brandt Manns

Danielle Novak

Nephi Peralta

Austin Reynolds

Maria Spallinger

Angelica Williams

Some heavy lifting on Saturday for Bluffton team

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The Bluffton Powerlifters competed at  the powerlifing state meet on March 16 at Kenton High School. The team took 5th place, lifting a total of 4,000 pounds. CLICK HERE for Amy Mortimer's photos.

Here are their individual results:

• Arielle O'Neal - Squat 345, Bench 165, Deadlift 400 - tied with the record Deadlift in unlimited weight class

• Shyanne Mortimer - Squat 245, Bench 140, Deadlift 330 - 1st place in 155 pound weight class

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