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By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School senior wrestler Kaden Basil competed in the third-place match of the Div. III state championship tournament Sunday, March 13, in the 175 lbs. division.

Basil lost that bout to Waynedale senior Peyton Lemon by technical fall 20-5 to finish fourth in the double-elimination tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.

Basil registered a 3-2 record at the three-day event to finish his season with a record of 41-7. Lemon concluded his campaign 31-2 after finishing third.

Bluffton Dari Freeze, 595 S. Main St., opened on a chilly March 12. These Bluffton Boy Scouts had worked up an appetitie during the Scouting for Food pick up that morning.

The Bluffton Public Library is offering a new service, Northstar Digital Literacy, through the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN).  

Northstar Digital Literacy is a great resource for anyone looking to improve their skills with computers, software, or technology. Northstar is available 24/7 online and can be used in the library or at home. Guided lessons allow you to learn at your own pace and subjects cover everything from email and computer basics to social media.

PreSchool playtimes on 2nd Mondays through May

At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Pastor Bob Krueger from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will be the guest pastor at a Lenten service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera.. 

The March 11 chamber breakfast at Bluffton Town Hall was sponsored by Eikenbary Landscape Co., which also provided a program on how the new business is using social media to broaden brand awareness in the community.

Owners Brett and Chase Eikenbary began their presentation by thanking Greenhorn for providing the breakfast, which included items from the 112 Vine St. restaurant’s new brunch menu. Coffee was provided by the Twisted Whisk Cafe.

Part 3 in BlufftonForever.com series

By Fred Steiner

Blufftonforever.com has identified 10 of the most mysterious places in Bluffton, and this is installment three in that series.

When Bluffton’s early business district developed, its hub centered around the Main and Washington streets intersection.  

This may surprise many residents today.

Several buildings with multiple businesses existed there at one time. Some, but not all of those buildings remain today. Most prominent is the Et Cetera Shop at 327 N. Main., the Slaw Cutter and the red brick building across from Et Cetera.

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