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Rawson Proud, a one-day celebration, takes place on Saturday, July 11, at the Rawson Park.

Events include:
• Car and tractor show
• Games, food and $1 pony rides
• 50/50 drawing
• Craft show starting at 8 a.m.
• Raffle featuring four different guns
• Hog roast sponsored by the C-R FFA alumni, starting at 4 p.m.
• Square dancing and music starting at 7 p.m.

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There will be more fathers in Bluffton this Father's Day than ever before. 

Most of the fathers will arrive on bicycles.

GOBA - the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure - arrives in Bluffton on Sunday, June 21 (Father's Day). Over 2,000 bikers will tool through town from Van Wert via Columbus Grove Road to Grove Street, then Jackson, then College Avenue...on to the GOBAville campgrounds on the Bluffton University practice fields at Rosenberger and Elm.

While countless events are planned for the visitors, all events, activities and food choices are open to the public.

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One way to measure the Riley overflow during heavy rains is a quick view of Harmon Field. Here's the way things looked at 1 p.m. on June 14. More photos are below.

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We've witnessed flooding in the past. Let's call this high water.

After a week of on and off raining an early morning Sunday storm popped the cork on Riley Creek.

A Nixel warning from Bluffton police at 11:37 a.m. read: "Riley Creek is out of banks. College Ave closed. Precautionary measures to move cars from Cherry and Vance are recommended."

These photos taken at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14, reveal the Riley while the water receeded.

More photos at the bottom of this story.

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Beginning on Tuesday, June 16,  at 7:30 p.m., Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will add a mid-week summer service. 

This service will be an abbreviated, less formal worship taken from the regular 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services held the previous Sunday. 

Summer Sunday school and Bible classes will continue to be at 9:20 a.m. on Sundays.  More information is at:  tlcjenera.org

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Bluffton Family Recreation has announcement the appointment of Joseph Beagle as its executive director, according to Joe Duling, BFR board president.

“I’m happy to be with BFR. I look forward to continue the programming already in place and am working to expand BFR’s programs in the next year,” said Beagle. “We have a great staff and a great community support.”

Duling said that Beagle brings a wide background of administrative experience to BFR.

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