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BHS Football Moms invite groups to join Sept. 26 homecoming parade

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 10, 2014 - 9:39am

The 2014 Bluffton High School Football Moms invite community groups to join this year's BHS homecoming parade, on Friday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m.

The parade forms at The Centre and Bluffton swimming pool on North Main Street and Snider Road at 5:15 p.m., and will end at Harmon Field on College Avenue.

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Bluffton is rest stop on Horizontal Hundred bike event on Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 5, 2014 - 5:27pm

Bluffton is on the route of the Hancock Handlebars 44th annual Horizontal Hundred on Sunday, Sept. 7.

The event will bring hundreds of bicyclists through Bluffton. A rest stop for the bikers is at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, according to Paul Craun of the organization.

This year’s event has rides of 20, 32, 62 and 100 miles. Bluffton is on the 100-mile route.

“Join us for one of the flattest rides in Ohio. Great ride for your first 100 mile “Century” attempt,” said Craun.

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Kids' fun night, biggest loser, lots of classes on BFR fall calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2014 - 5:53pm

BFR Sports and Fitness, 215 Snider Road, released its fall program schedule with offerings for persons of all ages.

The four-page program highlights (a printable attachment at the bottom of this story) includes:

• Youth programs including basketball, dodge ball, football, rookie all sports, soccer, tiny tots, volleyball, swim lessons and tennis.

• Adults programs include coed league volleyball, coffee walks, personal training, longest loser contest, tennis and several additional programs.

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August temperatures right on target

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2014 - 6:31pm

August was right on target temperature-wise, but rainfall was less than normal, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
 
During August the average daily temperature was 71.6 degrees (the normal average is 71.1 degrees).
 
The high temperature was 90 on Aug. 26 and the low was 46 on Aug. 15.
 
August precipitation registered 1.39 inches, while the normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 degrees.

An attachment at the bottom of this story shows the daily weather summaries for August.

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Senior monthly breakfasts return for 2014-15

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2014 - 5:31pm

Bluffton seniors are invited to monthly breakfast at the Bluffton middle school again this school year, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent.

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Joanne Vercler Niswander leads Sept. 20 genealogy discussion at Book ReViews

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2014 - 11:20am

Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a genealogy and family history roundtable discussion with Joanne Vercler Niswander from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, according to Dr. Christina Walton, manager.

"Discover more about genealogy, also called family history, the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history in this roundtable discussion of methods used by Joanne Niswander, author of four books on family research," said Walton. 

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