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UPDATE: Tickets are $7.00.

The Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St., is holding a Baked Spaghetti Dinner Youth Fundraiser from 5:00- 7:00 p.m.on March 23, 2022.

The event is curbside pickup only with all tickets sold in advance. Call 419-358-8921 for more information.

Staffer returns to Bluffton Public Library

Don't let her degree in forensic science fool you, Sharlene Anderson has a wealth of experience working with children. The new Youth Services Coordinator at Bluffton Public Library returned home to Bluffton after teaching English as a Second Language near Seoul, South Korea from 2017-2020.

Anderson--or Ms. Sharlene, as the children know her--is a graduate of Bluffton High School and Tiffin University. She worked at the library while a college student and took on her new role in October 2021.

Test to treat COVID plan in development

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The idiom “on the spot” means at the very moment or right away. Interestingly, another source defined this idiom as having to answer or decide without warning or preparation. This is exactly what came to mind when I heard the President’s State of the Union speech on March 1, 2022.  The theory for the “test to treat” is excellent and if planned appropriately, could be an essential way to continue to control SARS-CoV-2 within our country. However, many news sources are critical of the ability to accomplish a standardized program across the country by the end of March 2022.

A reminder from Bluffton Family Recreation: this is the last week to sign up for U6 soccer. The deadline is March 11.

To register, visit www.bfronline.com. For more information, call 419-358-4150

Announced at 9:04 a.m. on March 9, 2022:

Due to a vehicle accident with a power pole Road 5 between US 224 and SR 12 will be closed while AEP replaces the power pole.

The Village of Pandora and surrounding area will also be without power until sometime later this afternoon.

Grace I. Cramer, 85, a long time resident of Bluffton, passed away on Monday March 7, 2022 at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center of Lima with her family by her side.  

Grace was born March 14, 1936 in Bucyrus to the late Ora and Ione (Ebert) Wilson.  She was married September 22, 1956 to Carroll J. Cramer who preceded her in death on May 21, 2008. 

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