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Pirates win rugged four-team NWC meet

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By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton golf team won a rugged four-team Northwest Conference meet Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Bluffton and Allen East tied with 179 strokes each, followed by Paulding (190) and Ada (209). The Pirates won the tiebreaker with AE after both teams' fifth man shot 51 since Pirate Wes Brauen shot a 64 in the sixth spot.

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By Cort Reynolds
Visiting Shawnee spoiled the Bluffton girls tennis home opener Tuesday by shutting out the Lady Pirates 5-0 Tuesday.

Erin Hotmire was the only Pirate to come close to winning as she lost 6-4, 6-3 at first singles to Aria Patel.

Shawnee won three of the other four matches 6-0, 6-0. Bluffton's Ellie Nickel and Libby Frazier lost 6-1, 6-1 at second doubles.

The Lady Pirate netters are now 0-2 this season.

Senior Center announces fall OVAL classes

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The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center has released its Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) schedule for the fall, according to Tonya Meyer.

The schedule follows:

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A constant stream of youngsters and parents visit the Bluffton elementary entrance today as class lists for 2019-20 are now posted.

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The Allen County Fair opens Friday, Aug. 16, and continues through Saturday, Aug. 24. The fairgrounds is located at 2750 Harding Highway. Lima. Daily fair hours are 8 a.m. to  8 p.m.

The Icon invites prize winners in the Bluffton school district and local 4-H clubs to send their award information to the Icon for posting. Send information to: [email protected]

Click here for the fair’s schedule.

 

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Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule. Those follow:
Ordinance Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Streets, Alleys & Sidewalks Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.
Parks & Rec Committee - Thursday, Aug. 15 at noon
Tree Commission - Thursday, Aug.15 at 7 p.m.
Safety Service Committee  - Monday, Aug. 19 at noon
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 21 at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.
All meetings are held at the Village's Town Hall.

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