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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will deliver $500 in chamber gift certificates to winners of this year’s Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest.

Judging took place this past weekend. Judges considered residential lighting displays within the village limits. In addition, they looked at residences that requested to be judged.

Winners follow:

Basinger yard display

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NOTE: This story is reposted from the Ada Icon.

Dec. 6 was a a day of mixed emotions for students in the Ohio Northern University College of Engineering, but a good day for 4 Paws For Ability.

This fall ONU students in the College of Engineering became involved in training Viking, a now nine-month-old golden retriever.

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Cory Huber is on his bike again. (In 2013 he biked across the U.S. Click here to view that story.)

As a student at Bowling Green State University, Huber directs the Bikes for Tikes and is on the steering committee of BGSU’s Dance Marathon (DM).

The organization, run by students, raises money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The BGSU organization raises funds specifically for Mercy’s Children’s Hospital, Toledo.

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You have to believe, after seeing these photos.

On Dec. 6 the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invited Santa to Bluffton for the third time this year. His first visit was at Town and County Flowers on Nov. 21. Then on Blaze of Lights night he brough Mrs. Claus with him and stopped into the Senior Citizens Center.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

He returned Dec. 6 - this time to Greg's Pharmacy. And, from time to time, he took a stroll up and down Main Street. 

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Nine rounds and 25 minutes of word spelling came down to “spoonerism.”

That reveals the level of spelling knowledge needed to compete in this year’s Bluffton Middle School Spelling Bee.

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Starting with five sixth graders, five seventh graders and five eighth graders, the field reduced to two contestants after the eighth round.

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Misha Groman, son of Darrell and Irina Groman, is the November Bluffton High School student of the month. He is a junior and carries a 4.0 grade point average.

Misha is a member of the Bluffton High School Show Choir and is active in the Student Senate. He is also a Boy Scout. He was selected to be part of the Allen Lima Youth Leadership team this year and also attended HOBY - Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program as a sophomore.  He received an Academic Letter Award for his good grades.

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