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Here are some members of the Bluffton High School class of 1968 as fourth graders in Clarence Kooker’s class.

Front from left, Roger Murray, Rich Edinger, Roger Kagy, John Maag, Rick Emmert, John Simcox, Rick Ewing, Dan King, John Lehman, Darrell Foster.

Second from left, Linda Soldan, Yvonne Agner, unidentified, Pat Benroth, Barb Martz, Linda Mericle, Barbara Basinger, Anise Spanagle, Kathy Kirtland.

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Hiram M. "Junior", Kohli Jr., 88, of Greenville, Ohio, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Heartland of Greenville, Ohio.

He was born Oct. 11, 1926 in Pandora, Ohio, a son of the late Hiram M. and Sarah Jane (Wenger) Kohli.

Hehad previous owned Ohio Northern Egg Company in Huntington, W.V., and had served in the Army. He gave the opening Swiss invocation's for Swiss Days in Berne, Ind., and Swiss invocations Scripture reading yearly for Swiss Days and Bluffton College.

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You have to believe, after seeing these photos.

On Dec. 6 the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invited Santa to Bluffton for the third time this year. His first visit was at Town and County Flowers on Nov. 21. Then on Blaze of Lights night he brough Mrs. Claus with him and stopped into the Senior Citizens Center.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

He returned Dec. 6 - this time to Greg's Pharmacy. And, from time to time, he took a stroll up and down Main Street. 

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Nine rounds and 25 minutes of word spelling came down to “spoonerism.”

That reveals the level of spelling knowledge needed to compete in this year’s Bluffton Middle School Spelling Bee.

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Starting with five sixth graders, five seventh graders and five eighth graders, the field reduced to two contestants after the eighth round.

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A "Peanuts" Christmas theme won the Bluffton downtown merchants holiday window juding contest this year. Reichenbach and Steiner CPA, 140 N. Main St., was voted first place by other downtown merchants.  Maddison Wilson Hannah Bell, Bluffton High School students, created the window scene. 

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Three Pirates were in double-figures as Bluffton's girls defeated Ft. Jennings in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, in Bluffton.

Game stats are in the attachment below.

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