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Editor: Rainfall does indeed vary from one place to another and sometimes from one side of the street to another. 

Weather observations by Guy Verhoff of Pandora

May 1-23, 2022 weather in attached graphic

A slice of history is displayed in the window of Book ReViews at 123 S. Main St. This sign is a replica of one used following World War II in the American Zone in  Kaiserslautern, Germany. The following photo provides more detail.

The Apollo Career Center May board meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Apollo's Board room.

The career center is located at 3325 Shawnee Rd., Lima.

The full agenda for the regular board meeting is attached. Items include 

Photos by Jamie Nygaard and Bluffton Icon

The May 18 Night at the Museum hosted by Bluffton Middle School was a star-studded, high-drawing event, which featured students who selected a career, country or historical figure to study, dressed according to that topic, and created a poster presentation to share with visitors to the living museum.

The displays created rows around the middle school cafetorium and filling the gym. Friends, neighbors and families including younger siblings snaked their way past the displays.

Bluffton High School held the 42nd Annual Academic Awards Program on May 11, 2022. Principal Mike Minnig and school counselor Dr. Elizabeth Smith welcomed families to the celebration of academic excellence by students in grades 9-12.

The program began with college awards and scholarships, followed by althletic awards, math and academic team awards, and individual class awards.

Bluffton University, presented by Robin Bowlus

Arlington writer David Sielschott has joined the ranks of local authors with For the Good of All, a detective novel set in small-town America.

Publishing house Christian Faith Publishing has said, "With affable characters and a mysterious plot, Sielschott’s flagship novel is an action-packed whodunit with a twist of faith."

Sielschott received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1979 and worked for the petroleum industry.

The novel is available for purchase online.

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