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Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will focus on tree bark identification at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, meeting in the Bluffton Public Library.

A naturalist from the Johnny Appleseed Park System will present the program, which is open to the public.

The club’s recent newsletter, with additional club information, is attached.

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The Bluffton University men's soccer team battled the College of Wooster for 90 minutes but the Fighting Scots netted a pair of tallies each half en route to the 4-1 victory on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Bluffton dipped to 0-8 on the season, while Wooster improved to 6-4.

Wooster broke the scoreless tie in minute 28 when Charlie Krus found Benjamin Freije for his first goal of the season. The visitors made it 2-0 with less than five minutes to play in the opening stanza. Midway through the final 45 minutes, the Fighting Scots tacked on two more scores for a 4-0 lead at the 73:14 mark.

Here's a wish list of needed items

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The Bluffton Area Food Pantry has distributed food and other essential supplies to approximately 50 area families this summer.

The pantry’s supplies are running a bit low and could use some reinforcements, according to Ed Yeager, board president of the Bluffton Community Assistance Program.

Item may be delivered to St. John’s United Church of Christ.

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You don't see this every day. This 30-car freight through Bluffton on Wednesday had a special job: dropping railroad ties along the track. Traveling at walking speed, the crane operator kept pace with the speed of the freight.

In 2016-17 school report card out of 608 school districts

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DENECKER: "We performed very well...it puts our district in the top 6% again for performance index."

 

State school report cards for the 2016-17 school year show Bluffton schools continue to attain remarkable results. The results were released by the Ohio Department of Education this week.

See charts below comparing:
• Bluffton with neighboring school districts
• Bluffton's scoring in several categories
 

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Wesley Thomas Runk formerly of Lima, died on Sept. 23, 2017. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 26, 1934, to Wesley J. Runk and Mary Lane (Benson) Runk. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Carol, and his sister-in-law Bonnie.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Beth, and his brother, David. He is also survived by his son, David (Beth) Runk, his daughter Ellen, (Jeff) Shockey, and his son Tim (Megan) Runk, six grandsons, two granddaughters, three granddaughters-in-law and five great-grandsons.

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