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Another look at Friday's Music Booster chicken barbecue

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Did you choose chicken barbecue or shrimp on Friday? Did you buy a dessert?

How many performances did you listen to?

Sorry, no sound is with our photos, but here’ one last look at this year’s Bluffton Music Boosters chicken barbecue and music held Friday evening at the middle school.

Fourteen music groups from fourth grade to BHS seniors performed.

Groups were directed by Alice Basinger, elementary; Rachael Lewis, orchestra; David Sycks, band; and Kara Zink, choir.

On County Line Road (Hardin County Road 15) north of SR 181

FROM ADA ICON - The bridge over Hog Creek on Hardin County Road 15 (County Line Road), west of Ada, is closed until mid-June while the bridge is undergoing a rehabilitation, according to Luke Underwood of the county engineer’s office.

The project, estimated at $220,314, includes work handled by the county and U.S. Bridge of Cambridge. A portion of the cost is covered by a grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission. The U.S. Bridge portion of the project is estimated at $170,314 and the county's share is $50,000.

Here's the Bluffton High School track team (no team for girls) during the 1969- 1970 school year. Names of the members are under the photo.

District 1 districtwide totals to date:

  • Salt used:  47,857 tons
  • Liquid de-icer:  1,115,953 gallons
  • Miles driven for snow and ice:  724,308
  • Total cost:  $7,392,996

Totals at the same time last year:

  • Salt used:  60,598 tons
  • Liquid de-icer:  1,148,656 gallons
  • Miles driven for snow and ice:  806,612
  • Total cost:  $7,901,842

Three year presence at state tournaments

Mercy Health, a Catholic health ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky announces that it will serve as the exclusive Official Health Care Partner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for three years. OHSAA promotes the values of participation in interscholastic athletics as an integral part of a student's educational experience.

Emily Buckell, assistant professor of Spanish at Bluffton University, will present the colloquium, “Cuba – Cuban, Caribbean or Latin?,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 29 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During the presentation, Buckell will elaborate on her trip to Cuba in July 2018. She will discuss the linguistic and phonetic characteristics of the Cuban language as well as her observations of Cuban culture. She will compare her observations to her experiences of the Caribbean and Latin American culture.

This event is free and open to the public.

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