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Michael Sheehan, 2013 Bluffton High School graduate, is a member of the Bluffton Family Recreation summer staff.

Sheehan is a certified American College of Science and Medicine (ACSM) personal trainer. He is assisting in several of the BFR summer programs, including providing instruction to members on total body conditioning.

He is pictured at the BFR cable crossover machine, which assists persons interested in working with their muscles.

Sheehan is in this third year at Ohio State University and is a biology pre-med major.

The Bluffton Bucs midget football team is currently accepting registrations for the 2015 season, according to Mac Davies, coach.

Parents who have a child entering grades 3-6 may register their player at www.blufftonbucs.com. 

Please contact Davies at 419-202-4098 if you have any questions.

The Bluffton Bucs have entered a different league for the 2015 season. After playing in the Northwest Midget Football League for over 40 years, the Bucs have ventured to the Junior Buckeye League for the upcoming season.

The University of Findlay announced today that it will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) effective July 1, 2017. Findlay has been a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GLIAC).

“We closely weighed the opportunities and challenges regarding the transition to G-MAC,” explained Katherine Fell, Ph.D., University of Findlay president. “Ultimately, this move will help us enhance our collective student experience, and align our institution with other institutions who have similar missions, enrollments and athletic offerings.”

This was North Main Street Bluffton in the summer of 1963.

You are looking at Curling Iron (Skelly Rexall Drugs), directly south of several buildings that are no longer standing. In their place is Luke's Bar and Grill and the bar and grill's patio.

Peeking at you on the far right side is the PromoHits! building.

Older Icon views (65 and up) can tell us the unnamed buildings in this photo.

Notice the height of the sidewalk. When this photo was taken there was a step up from the sidewalk to the drug store. 

Courtney Minnich and Tad Gues tied the knot Saturday at the First United Methodist Church. Tad and Courtney met while they were students at Bluffton University and since graduation have made Bluffton their home. The wedding party took a ride in a stretch Hummer following the wedding on Saturday.

 

Q: What does spray paint art, defying gravity, woodcarving and disaster preparedness 101 have in common?

A: Each topic is a program at the Bluffton Public Library in July.

That’s just the beginning.

Want to know all the interesting programs on the calendar?  All the answers are in the July BLP Update – also known as the Bluffton Public Library electronic newsletter.

Oh, and we forgot to mention a book signing by Pandora author Lloyd Harnishfeger on July 23.

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