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Bridge Hospice Bereavement Services, Findlay, will be hosting its annual bereavement camp for children, Camp S.T.A.R., June 11-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend Park in Findlay.

Camp S.T.A.R., which stands for Special Times Always Remembered, is a four-day bereavement camp for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Campers participate in fun, traditional camp activities combined with grief and loss education. Together, campers realize they are not alone with some of the questions and feeling they have been facing.

Bluffton students interested in participating in sports next year can have their physicals taken starting today from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Today's physicals are for grades 10 through 12.

High school seniors are encouraged to arrive by 4:15 p.m. Eleventh graders by 5 p.m. and tenth graders by 5:45 p.m.

Boys' physicals will take place at the Bluffton Medical Center, 161 Garau St. in the Woodruff offices.

Girls' physicals will take place at Bluffton Physicians, 132 Garau St. in Dr. Shelly's office.

Bluffton University will offer a three-week workshop on campus and in Piqua and Archbold during July to help participants strengthen their Excel skills and develop understanding of core financial statements.

Bluffton school board will act on four teacher resignations at the May 21 board meeting. Teachers resigning or retiring are:
o Pat Bassett
o Karen Kussmaul
o Julie Heckman
o Kaye Phillips

An agenda of the May 21 is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

In addition, the board will approve the following list of 2012 graduates.

Brandy Kay Aller

Matthew Richard Gillett

Jacob Kenneth Nienberg
Tyler Andrew Amos

Peter Evan Grihalva

Victoria Kay Parsons

Ellis Spencer Barnes

A word of advice

Here's a little advice for the week from the message board of the St. John's United Church or Christ.

Bluffton High School girls' track team added another significant piece of hardware to the BHS trophy case as they won the Liberty Benton District III track meet Saturday.

The girls team scored 92 points to edge second place Waynesfield with 88. Third was Carey with 71.4 and fourth, Columbus Grove with 58.

BHS girls regional qualifiers follow:

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