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And, bowling balls will be running

Click for a "pre-race" must see video.

Perhaps it’s the heat.

Whatever it is, the boys at Southgate Lanes – Derek Dukes and Brandon Falk - devised the ultimate race and it is Saturday. It even has a name: Summerfest’s 1-K.*

*More about the July Summerfest, which follows the race, at the bottom of this story.

Stratton Greenhouses employee Jordan Turner gives a welcome drink to one of several flower pots recently placed along Harmon Road. Chiles-Laman Funeral Home purchased the old Triplett Corp. parking lot, paved it and will soon have it striped. The flowers were added as a final touch. The next photo shows a close-up.

Here's a sign that makes you pause and think. It's on St. John's United Church of Christmas sign board.

Registration for the fall underway now at BFR

NFL flag football sign-up is underway at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Games are for youth ages 5 to 7. Registration deadline is Aug. 26. Games are played on Saturdays at BFR from Sept. 8 to Oct. 13.

Registration is $35 for BFR members and $70 for non-members. Contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150 or go online to register.

Weekend of BHS homecoming

The Bluffton High School classes of 2000 and 2001 will hold a joint class reunion on Friday, Sept. 28.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. there will be a family-friendly tailgate during the high school homecoming parade, in the parking lot between the Citizens National Bank and the post office.

The Four Deuces Car Club will host its 4th Annual Cruise In at Hilty Home in the front parking lot on Thursday, July 19, from 6-8 p.m.  Hilty Home is located at 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora.

The event is open to the public and will feature vintage automobiles as well as food and music.  Admission is free. 

For more information on the Cruise In, contact Dee Steffen at 419-384-3218.  

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