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BFR Sports and Fitness will hold an open house annual meeting of members to elect officers for 2012-13. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, at BFR, 215 Snider Road. A slate of five board members will be presented.

Bluffton school will hold its September open house on Monday, Sept. 24, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. Here's the schedule:

Elementary: 6-7 p.m.
Middle school 6:30-7:30 p.m.
High School 7-8 p.m.

Several community organizations will have booths set up in the elementary gym.

 

Widespread and, in some cases, lengthy power outages caused by the June 29 windstorm were a reminder of the reality of modern ties to technology.

And that reality reinforces the relevance of Bluffton University’s 2012-13 civic engagement theme, “Virtual Living: Technology’s Impact on Culture and Learning,” university President Dr. James Harder said Tuesday (Sept. 11).

Amil Tellers will present John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” Sept. 14-23, at Encore Theatre, Lima. George Dunster directs the production.The theater is located at 991 N Shore Dr., Lima.

The cast includes:

George Milton -  Rickard Workman
Lennie Small  - Perry Luhn
Candy - Charlie  Diefenbacher
The Boss -  Daniel Hawk
Curley -  Christopher Butturff
Curley’s Wife - Kedryn Carpenter
Slim -  Ryan Mooney
Carlson - Brian Emerick
Whit - Gary Adkins
Crooks - Everett Collier

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If you were in Bluffton in 1961 then you had an opportunity to pay money for a raffle to win this car. Gene Benroth, the driving force behind the centennial and the car raffle, is in the driver's seat. The car was eventually won by Merl Watkins.

The following births were reported from Bluffton Hospital from Aug. 7 to Sept. 3. Click here for photos.

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