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Everett Collier brings the Ride Across America to Bluffton for a day

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 9:43pm

7 p.m. program at First Mennonite Church, open to the public, enables bikers to share their stories.

Bluffton is Wednesday’s stop on the 2015 cross-country Fuller Center Bike Adventure: Ride Across America.

Nearly 50 bicyclists will pedal into town mid-morning from Winchester, Indiana, where they spent yesterday. The trip covers about 90 miles. They will be in Bluffton overnight.

Their Bluffton visit is thanks to Everett Collier, who rode the 2014 adventure from coast to coast.

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American Legion installs new officers on July 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 5:58pm

The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 held a banquet for members and their spouses July 6.

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Following the dinner James W. Campbell, Department Commander of the American Legion of Ohio, swore in officers of the Post for 2015-2016.

Members sworn in are from left, Fred Rodabaugh, Thom Craig, Mike Zimmerman, Bob Amstutz, Department Commander James W. Campbell, Ed Amstutz, Sam Reineke, Donald Rock, Morris Groman, Tom Benroth and Dennis Morrison.

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Bluffton Seniors to award life membership to Jean Snyder

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on July 28, 2015 - 2:55pm

Jean Snyder will receive a life membership into the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m. dinner meeting. Jean turns 90 this month.

The Aug. 10 program is about the centennial year of the Dixie Highway, that once included Main Street Bluffton.

For details on the dinner and lots of other August events at the Center, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Gardeners to tour Brauen's gourd farm Aug. 4

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on July 28, 2015 - 1:23pm

Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will tour Don and Jody Brauen’s gourd growing and crafting farm business at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Details about the tour are in the August Edelweiss News, the club newsletter, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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$100,000 scholarship goes to PGHS's Olivia Velasquez

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2015 - 6:53pm

A Pandora-Gilboa High School graduate is headed to Harvard thanks to a $100,000 RMHC/HACER National Scholarship.

Olivia Velasquez, the 2015 PG valedictorian, is the scholarship recipient. She is the daughter of Rick and Amy Velasquez of Gilboa. She is one of only four students to receive the national scholarship.

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and Jerry Lewis McDonald’s representatives presented Velasquez in a formal ceremony last week in the Ottawa McDonald’s.

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American Heritage Girls Troop finishes first full year

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2015 - 1:37pm

Bluffton’s American Heritage Girls Troop OH2505 finished their first full year in May. 

This photo, taken at the May awards ceremony, includes,fFront row, left to right: Kya Hixon, Kynzie Ewing, Kaylee Fensler, Aubrey Clevidence, Grace Lemley, Eliana Hixon.

Back row, left to right: Zoe Shank, Abbie Lemley, Adelaide Kinn and Ivy Augsburger

They recently took advantage of one of the recent rain-free days to earn much of their Outdoor Skills badge.  

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