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There is still time to sponsor a flag flying on Bluffton’s Main Street this summer.  The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) Service Club of Bluffton is accepting donations for the Main Street Flag Fund.

With each donation of $25, you may name someone who you wish to honor or memorialize. For more information, or to request a flag form, call Duane Bollenbacher at 419-358-7365.  The names of donors and those people honored or memorialized will be recognized this summer through several  outlets.

Dancers Elite will present its 34th annual recital, "Follow Your Dream," on Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, according to Debbie Garlock.

Performances are in the Bluffton Middle School and begin at 7 p.m.

This year's theme is "By The Sea." It features students from the Bluffton area as well as Ada, Cory-Rawson, Pandora, Mt. Blanchard, Findlay and Lima. Tickets are $7 for ages 3 and up. Youth ages 2 and younger are free.  

Abbie Meyers hopes the Be A Beaver Triathlon—held for the first time May 31 in Bluffton—becomes an annual event.

Click here for triathlon results:

The Zimmerly brothers - Josiah and Elijah - proudly show off their knuckle and arm paintings received during Saturday's Ada Public Library summer reading program launch. They are the sons of Steve and Corey Zimmerly.

2014 Junior Olympic all-around champion (Junior Elite/16 years) Alec Yoder of Indianapolis, Ind./InterActive Academy, was chosen by the USA Gymnastics Men’s Youth Olympic Games Selection Committee to compete in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee. The 2014 Youth Olympic Games will be held Aug. 16-28 in Nanjing, China.

Alex is the grandson of Dr. Alan and Diann Yoder, Bluffton. His parents are Mike and Rebecca Yoder of Indianapolis, Ind.

It's not too soon to think about fall team sports wear and spirit wear.

"We're starting to take orders for fall merchandise," said Rachel Webster of Ideal Images. To check out fall sports wear options contact Webster at:

Ideal Images
114 E. College Ave.
Bluffton
567-226-1096

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