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The following Bluffton council committee meetings were set for this month:

By Cort Reynolds
ST. MARYS - Host St. Marys won all five matches in straight sets to defeat Bluffton 5-0 in boys tennis action Tuesday night.

Drew Wilson, Mack Burner and Jordan Siefer took the singles losses. Eden Nygaard and Grant Klingler fell at first doubles while Tre Bender and Bryan Zimmerman lost at second doubles.

By Cort Reynolds
CAREY - Host Carey defeated Bluffton 8-2 in a non-league softball game Tuesday evening.

The Blue Devils improved to 2-0 with the win while Bluffton evened its mark at 1-1 with the loss.

Carey raced to a 6-0 lead before the Pirates plated two runs in the top of the sixth.

But the hosts scored two more times in the bottom of the sixth to provide the final margin.

Upcoming events at the library in April

The library is hosting a number of special events in April.

The Friends of the Library Spring Tea will be on Thursday, April 25 at 5:45 p.m., featuring Fred Steiner. Tickets are available at the library’s front desk, starting at the beginning of April, and the cost is $12 (cash or check). This afternoon tea will be held on the library's lower level and acts as an annual fundraiser, hosted by the Friends of the Library, for library programs and services.

Construction for the new restrooms at the Buckeye park is underway this month.  Schimmoeller Construction, Kalida, has already installed the footers and began blocking the foundation. The restrooms are located near the shuffleboard courts on the northside of the Buckeye. Additional photos are part of this photo series, including an architect's rendering and a floor plan.

Jim Basinger purchases True Value Hardware from Jeff Kantner

PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -
Main Street Bluffton’s oldest continually-operating business will change hands on Friday.

Jeff Kantner is selling Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., to Jim Basinger of Basinger Plumbing and Heating, located at 3090 Road R, Pandora. 

The business will remain a hardware and the business name will continue as Family True Value Hardware, according to Basinger.

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