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Two Bluffton artists had their work selected for inclusion in the juried 70th Annual ArtSpace/Lima Spring Show on display through April 23 at ArtSpace/Lima, 65 Town Square, Lima.

Jon Sommer’s two nested bowls in which a ceramic bowl was nested in either a pine or a cedar bowl were selected by the juror. Anita Lehman had three two-dimensional pieces in chalk, pastel and ink selected by the juror. 

Nested Bowl #1, Pine/Ceramic

Nested Bowl #2,  Cedar/Ceramic

The Women Gather,\ chalk, pastel and ink

Grass with Daylilies, chalk, pastel and ink

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Bluffton Elementary School, 102 S. Jackson, has issued the following Third Quarter Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 school year.

All A 4th Grade

Juliana Carnauba, Easton Dunifon, Alenah Gordon-Hancock, Kyson Kleman, Eva Nygaard, Emery Thiel

 

All A 5th Grade

Dominic Francis honored in memorial service

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UPDATED 7:30 a.m. April 9 with additional photos by The Lima News via AP

On the morning of April 8, an estimated 2,000 mourners came to pay their respects to Dominic M. “Dom” Francis, 42, a Bluffton police officer who was killed in the line of duty on March 31. Family, friends, colleagues and Cory-Rawson students gathered at Bluffton University’s Sommer Center to remember and mourn Francis, while the larger community of first responders from Ohio and beyond paid tribute to one who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the public.

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The Bluffton Child Development Center, 235 County Line Rd., shared these photos of police badges made in memory of Officer Dominic Francis.

May 3 dinner tickets on sale

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The Bluffton Lions Club has announced that the 2021 Citizens of the Year for 2021 are Ed and Nancy Yeager. The club comments that the couple has "generously given much time and energy to multiple projects for the benefit of the Bluffton community."

Together, the Yeagers oversee the Bluffton Food Pantry, serving people in the village and surrounding area.

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The Bluffton Exempted Village School District has released the Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter of the 2021-2022 school year for grades 6-12:

Bluffton Middle School All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade:  Adelyn Althaus, Owen Armstrong, Mallory Blackburn, Avery Boehm, Willow Derstine, Levin Essinger, Megan Follas, Camryn Fruchey, Chloe Hanefeld, Klaira Hohenbrink, Emmerson Lee, Micah Lemley, Max Miller, Alexis Mummert, Elizabeth Phillips, Isabella Recker, Ella Roby, Ethan Smith, Joe Spencer

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