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Bluffton Public Library continues its Summer Read program into the month of July.  Participants of all ages are encouraged to keep reading and attending library programs that support learning, fun, and local heroism!  BPL has designated themes for each week of this year’s program in order to support and advocate for its community, and in July, the weekly themes are:
● July 6-11: “Superheroes, Sidekicks, and Villains” week
● July 13-18: “Superhero Training” week
● July 20-25: “Unmask Your Talent” week

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Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold an ice cream social from 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 17.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under.

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The Henry P. Huber Scholarship Committee has announced the recipients of the 2015-2016 Huber Scholarship grants.

Greg Denecker, Superintendent of Bluffton Schools and a member of the scholarship committee, reports a total of $20,000.00 was awarded to 13 students.

The Scholarships are for students planning to major in vocational agriculture, or related fields of study. 

This year’s scholarship recipients are as follows.  An asterisk indicates the student was a Huber Scholarship recipient last year also.

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Flash Flood Watch in effect from 2 p.m. today through Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a Flash Flood Watch for a portion of northwest Ohio, including Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding Putnam and Van Wert.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and continue through Saturday afternoon.

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Interview by Sophia Marcum

Halle Steingass graduated from Bluffton High School in 2012 and has spent the past five weeks studying abroad in England and Italy. We got the chance to talk with her when she returned home.

Where are you attending school now and what are you studying?
I am attending Goshen College in northern Indiana, studying social work and music.

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Old Mac Donald's Farm comes to the Bluffton Farmers' Market on Saturday.

Bluffton Public Library's Storytime for children ages 3 to 5 will take place at the market from 9 to 9:40 a.m., according to Esther Birkey, youth services coordinator at the library. On Saturday all ages are welcome to listen.

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