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Season opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2016 - 4:50pm

Kyla Dawson, Bluffton swimming pool employee, pulls the Dolphin pool sweeper around the Bluffton pool in preparation of the season opening day on Saturday. (Anne Steiner photo)

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Janet Sweigart was a retired ER nurse at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2016 - 3:03pm

Janet Kay (Binkley) Sweigart, 73, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in her sleep.

She was born on Aug. 24, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to  Charles “Big Ed” and Mildred (Garrison) Binkley. Both parents have preceded her in death. She married John A. “Jack” Sweigart, Jr. on Sept. 1, 1963. Her husband preceded her in death in 2009.

Janet retired from Bluffton Hospital as an ER nurse. She graduated from Lima Memorial School of nursing and had worked on the 1st intensive care unit at Lima Memorial Hospital. She had also worked as an oncology nurse for Dr. Sharon Cole.

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Obituaries
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Adult softball leagues forming for summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 25, 2016 - 4:48pm

An adult softball league is forming for summer play. Games are Mondays or Wednesdays at 6 p.m. from July 11 to Aug. 17 at the Bluffton village park.

The cost per team is $300. Teams can register online at www.bfronline.com/register, or contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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BFR: Ready for some summer sand volleyball?

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 25, 2016 - 4:43pm

Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for its summer adult coed sand volleyball league, according to Joseph Beagle, director.

The five-week season includes matches each Tuesday in June from 7 and 8 p.m. at the Bluffton University sand courts on Rosenberger Drive.

Each team must have at least three women on the court at all times. Best of three matches wins and team members must be 18 as of June 1. Registration is $150 per team.

Contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150 for more details.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Lucille Bucher was a retired Mennonite Memorial Home nurse

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 25, 2016 - 4:21pm

Lucille Bucher, 94, died May 24, 2016, at 6:10 p.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Lucille was born Aug. 20, 1921, in Pandora to the late Albert and Sarah (Hilty) Burry.  On Feb. 19, 1942, she married Victor Bucher who preceded her in death on June 11, 2006.

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Obituaries
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Raising safe kids parenting workshop planned this summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 25, 2016 - 4:06pm

Hey, parents…want some parenting tips?

Bluffton Public Library will offer “ACT – Raising Safe Kids Parenting Workshop,” = this summer.

The free workshops are for parents, guardians and other adults who raise youth from birth to age 8.

Registration is required and the entire series continues over nine sessions, each on Saturday mornings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in June, July and August.

Workshop dates are:
• June 11, 18 and 25
• July 16, 23 and 30
• August 6, 13 and 20

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Bluffton Public Library
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