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Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music at Bluffton University, will look at "Gospel vs. Classical: Vocally Speaking" in a Bluffton Colloquium at 4 p.m. Friday, March 18, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

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Dr. Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, associate professor of social work at Ohio State University, will discuss "Human Trafficking: A Modern-Day Slavery" in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, in Yoder Recital Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University's annual Bach Festival will include the traditional Bach's Lunch Friday, March 18, and the Bach Festival Concert on Sunday, March 20. Both events are free and open to the public.

The Sunday concert will open at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall with the second annual Mosiman Young Artist Competition. Ten Bluffton students auditioned for the competition on Feb. 21.

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St. John's United Church of Christ's beef and noodle dinner is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 18, at the church.

The menu includes homemade beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner rolls, fresh homemade pies, fruit gelatin and a drink.

Tickets are $7 each. The dinner is open to the public. The church is at the corner of Jackson and College.

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Boys of summer

The boys of summer are back, and it isn't even spring. Baseball practice is underway at Bluffton University.

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Preliminary 2010 census figures released last week show Bluffton's population at 4,125. Of that number 3,952 live in Allen County and 173 live in Hancock County.

The report reveals that of municipalities in Allen County only Bluffton, Beaverdam and Cairo grew from the 2000 census.

Watch The Icon for additional census information coming soon. The following population figures were was revealed by the census (*Allen County only):

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