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Elementary, middle school and high school teachers want to meet students

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools announce the new date and times for the Meet-The-Teacher Event on Thursday, Aug. 23, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. 

• The elementary school will be open from 5-6 p.m.,
• the middle school from 6-7 p.m., and
• the high school from 7-8 p.m. 

"This is an opportunity for parents and students to meet the teachers. In addition, students can familiarize themselves with the buildings and their schedules to be ready for opening day," said Denecker

The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township holds its reorganizational and planning meeting at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, at the of Bluffton Middle School, according to Neil Reichenbach, United Way board treasurer.

"Our current campaign for 2017-2018 ending on Aug. 31, is 92% of our goal," he said. "The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township has raised $24,426 of the 26,500 goal. Thanks for your support."

Bluffton, Beaverdam, Pandora celebrates National Night Out

ENJOY THE PHOTOS - PART 2

Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Where were you Tuesday evening?

Chance are if you live in Bluffton, Beavedam or Pandora, you were at the National Night Out celebration at the Bluffton swimming pool.

The following bridge repair and culvert projects on or along Interstate 75 between the village of Beaverdam and the village of Bluffton will have the following impacts to traffic:

Bluffton, Beaverdam, Pandora celebrates National Night Out

ENJOY THE PHOTOS - PART 1
MORE LATER ON THE ICON!

Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Where were you Tuesday evening?

Chance are if you live in Bluffton, Beavedam or Pandora, you were at the National Night Out celebration at the Bluffton swimming pool.

During recent tour of Shelby County Recycling Center by Transition Bluffton

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
One compacted bale of cardboard weighs 2,000 pounds. That's roughly the same as the payload of an F150 truck. This was just one of many eye-opening facts the Transition Bluffton group discovered when they toured the Shelby County Recycling Center recently.

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