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Emily Marshall and Lane Gudakunst have announced their engagement. Both graduated from Bluffton High School in 2007.

Lane works for UPS Freight in Dayton and Emily works for Kondas Dental Group in Huber Heights.

The couple will exchange vows on June 13, accompanied by their parents Bruce and Amy Marshall of Bluffton and Terry and Terry Gudakunst of Celina.

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Hilty Home, Pandora, will host an Easter egg hunt on its front lawn on Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m., sharp. There is no rain date. 

The event is sponsored by Hilty Home and Hilty Preschool and Child Care. Age groups for the hunt include: ages 3 and under, ages 4-6 and ages 7-10. There will be prizes for each of the 3 age groups.

Prize tickets will be hidden in three eggs of each age group. The Easter Bunny will also be present and parents are welcome to take their child's picture with him.

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Everett Collier of Bluffton portrays the role of Walter Younger in the Encore Theatre production of “A Raisin in the Sun.”

The final weekend of performances is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 20-22 at Encore Theatre, 991 N. Shore Dr., Lima.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday’s matinee is at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors (62 and older), and $10 for high school students and younger.

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Dawn Jones, RN Named BVHS Associate of the Year, Nominated for Ohio Health Care Worker of the Year Award

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has named Dawn Jones, RN the BVHS associate of the year and has nominated her for the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, presented by the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA).

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A Parkinson’s disease (PD) information program takes place at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

Program sponsors, Mennonite Memorial Home (MMH) and Northwest Physical Therapy, both of Bluffton, will also launch a fitness and mobility program designed for people with the disease. Information on that program will be provided at the meeting.

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Dennis Morrison is the recipient of the 2014 Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the March 17 Lions meeting.

He will be recognized during a 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, dinner meeting, catered by Henry's Restaurant, Ottawa, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.

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