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News flash: March was warmer than normal - by 15. 3 degrees. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, reports the following stats for the month.

March 2012 precipitation 2.25 inches

March 2012 snow .05 inches

Normal average March precipitation 2.71 inches

March 2012 average temperature 52.8

Normal average March temperature 37.5

High temperature was 86 on March 21

Low temperature was 21 on March 10

Precipitation was recorded on 10 days in March

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Amalia Herzog (left) looks pleased to land a pie squarely in the face of first-year Bluffton University student Jessica Williams, from Genoa, as part of a friendly competition March 31 at Bluffton's annual Kid's Night Out. Held in Founders Hall, the event drew the maximum of 75 registrants in grades 1-6. Recreation students and intramural staff hosted the youngsters, who were placed in groups by age and moved through several supervised activities. Four of them also went home with new bicycles won in a drawing.

Bluffton High School presents "Vaudeville Tonight, A musical Revue." Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 15 on the Bluffton Middle School stage.

The musical is based upon the book by Joseph George Caruso and orchestration by Paul Curnow.

The Lima-area Habitat for Humanity ReStore is coming to Blufftonfor a pick up.

ReStore volunteers will be in Bluffton at the Citizens National Bank parking lot from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, collecting donations of gently used home improvement materials, appliances and furniture.

Bluffton seventh and eight grade musicians earned several superiors and other otherstanding ratings at Saturday's junior high solo and ensemble contest.

Bluffton's results follow:

Dr. Darrell Groman is the guest speaker at the 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, meeting of Friends Helping Friends, the Bluffton area group for those with Multiple Sclerosis. The meeting will be held in the third floor of the town hall.

The group meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. It is open to all those with MS and their friends who wish to learn more about the disease. It covers parts of Allen, Putnam and Hardin counties

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