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The sixth annual Relay for Life pie auction takes place at 7:45 p.m., Friday, June 22, at Bluffton University's Salzman Stadium.

In 2006, the first Relay for Life Pie auction was held and it has been an annual event ever since. The pies are judged with the first three places being announced as the pies are auctioned.

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Janet Triplett

Janet S. Triplett, 61,of Bluffton died at 8:10 a.m. June 11, 2012, at her brother's residence. She was born Oct. 3, 1950, in Bluffton to J. Newlin and Elsie Mae (Hartman) Habegger. She had previously been married to Raymond Scoles and later married Charles Triplett and he survives in Lima.

Mrs. Triplett was a homemaker. She had worked at Bluffton Hospital, Bluffton Dairy Freeze, Terry's Drive-In, Bluffton News and Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of Lima Baptist Temple and was a 1969 Bluffton High School graduate.

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The Bluffton High School Class of 1971 held its 41st year class reunion, on Saturday, June 9, at the Bluffton town hall.

Front from left, Steve Ream, Craig Main, Pegg Gossard Powell, Carol Fett Hechle and Mike Van Atta.

Second row from left, Kathy Rediger, Shelly Weaverdyck, Jill Mericle Burkholder, Bev Stephens Powell and Brenda Ruebush Howe.

Third row from left, Joan Kreider, Richard Bixel, Mike Powell, Gregg Powell, Sara Matter Behnke and Marsha Reichenbach.

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Bluffton Hospital associates are participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and have formed a team known as The Bluffton Cancer Crushers.

To raise money for this cause, the team is holding a basket raffle. Several baskets are on display in the front lobby of the Bluffton Hospital from June 11 to June 18.

Participants in the raffle may purchase a ticket and place it in the jar of the basket of their choice. Ticket are: $1 for 1, $5 for six, and $10 for an arms length.

Some of the baskets that are displayed are:

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A memorial service for Lois Jean Hoover Triplett will take place on Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main Street. Rev. Dr. Matthew Zuehlke will lead the service. Light refreshments and a time of fellowship will follow.

Mrs. Triplett, of Bluffton, Ohio, died on Friday, May 4, 2012. She was born in Rittman, Ohio, on Oct. 18, 1926, the daughter of Lloyd and Zelda Hoover. She was a 1947 graduate of Bluffton College. On July 18, 1948, she married M. Morris Triplett, who predeceased her in 1996.

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Bluffton Public Library and Clymer's Wildlife Museum in Columbus Grove are teaming up to offer a special event on Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. The "Night @ the Museum: Big Game Hunt" event is open to adults and children ages 12 or older.

Guests will hear exciting firsthand accounts of adventurous big game hunts around the world and have a guided tour of this unique museum filled with bears, a giraffe, lions and other wild game.

Free admission tickets are available at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

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