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Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event was held on Saturday, Jan. 17,  at Lima Senior High School. Congratulations to the following Bluffton students:

Class "A"
Mark Bixel - Violin Solo - Superior
Mark Bixel - Piano Solo - Superior

Class "B"
Isaac Andreas - Violin Solo - Superior
Tad Steiner - Viola Solo - Superior
String Quartet - Superior -  Mark Bixel, Sarah Siders, Emma Woodruff, Jack Neff

Kasey Kruse, 18, of Columbus Grove donated ten inches of her hair to Locks of Love for the sixth time recently. She has been able to give this gift approximately every 1 1/2 to 2 years. Kasey is the daughter of Ken and Connie Kruse, of Town and Country Flowers, Bluffton. 

Kasey is a senior at  Columbus Grove High School. She had her hair cut by her Aunt Linda Kruse of Linda's Styling and Tanning Salon, Columbus Grove.

The Alzheimer's Support Group at Mennonite Memorial Home meets at 3:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month.

According to Darren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Alzheimer's disease is life-changing for both those who are diagnosed and those close to them. The Alzheimer’s Support Group at Mennonite Memorial Home provides a place to connect with other caregivers who truly understand what you are going through. Often we hear caregivers say they are looking for support from people who "really understand because they've been there, too." 

Blame it on Dick Boehr.

This fall he started cleaning out more than a half century of Bluffton collectibles from his Vine Street office.

When he came to the box with Bluffton Boehr’s basketball jersey number 55, he couldn’t resist.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

He sent it to the only player who ever wore the jersey, Jim Sommer, a Bluffton University athletic hall of famer.

It's down to four teams: Green Bay, New England, Seattle and Indianapolis.

But no matter who makes the trip to the Super Bowl, Ada will in on every play. Wilson Football recently created a brief video of the Ada Wilson factory.

Click now to view the video.

Maybe you are in the video - or know someone who is.

Every NFL game ball that's appeared in Super Bowl competition has been made at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada.

The Bluffton fifth grade quiz bowl season begins this month. The first match is Monday, Jan. 26, at Shawnee Middle School

Bluffton team members are: Justin Bishop, Amber Boop, Nicole Boyle, Jonah Brown, Libbie Frazier, Nathan Kupferer, Caleb McKenzie, Seth Pannabecker, Kiera Rieman, and Jayden Welch. The coach is Christine McCafferty.

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