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Bluffton has much to celebrate this coming World Fair Trade Day on Saturday, May 8.

Bluffton is the first town in Ohio to become a Fair Trade Certified Town. During the weekend, at the Bluffton Farmer's Market, the fair trade booth will offering a sampling of fair trade food items while supplies last.

Bluffton meets the requirements of the Fair Trade Federation because there are a number of businesses in town who use and sell fair trade items.

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May is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, as it celebrates Older Americans Month. Here are some of the activites planned:

May 1 - American Girl tea, 2-4 p.m.

May 5 - Blood pressure clinic, 10 a.m. - noon

May 6 - Life Line screening, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

May 10 - Monthly dinner meeting, catered by Pandora Lifters, 6 p.m.

May 13 - Bus trip to Creation Museum, departs 7:30 a.m.

May 27 - Mystery trip, departs 6:30 a.m.

Other activities:

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The Bluffton High School concert band will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 7, in the middle school cafetorium

According to Dave Sycks, director, the band will play a selection of marches, its contest literature, and some "poppish" type tunes, including a medley of West Side Story songs, Strike Up the Band, and the theme from the 1970s movie, The Wind and the Lion.

The concert is open to the public.

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2011 student art show entry form

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The Beaverdam High School Alumni Association will hold its annual get-together this weekend. A dinner is planned at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 1, at The Centre. The Beaverdam HS class of 1960 will be honored in its 50th reunion.

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Al Basinger of Pandora is the featured performer at the 6 p.m., Monday, May 10, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center monthly banquet. The meal is catered by the Pandora United Methodist Church. Cost is $7

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