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Bluffton Police Chief Rick Skilliter is advising Bluffton residents to be on the alert for potential break-ins this summer.

Skilliter provided the Icon with the following statement concerning recent thefts and burglaries in the village.

Since the first of June, the Bluffton community has seen an inordinate number of thefts and burglaries. 

This uptick in crime is disconcerting to residents as well as law enforcement officials. 

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BIKERS ON MASS START PARADE SOUTH ON MAIN STREET

Bluffton's second-ever Ride to Remember bicycle ride held July 16 attracted over 150 riders. Last year's ride brought 101 riders to Bluffton.

The ride is a fund-raiser for the Bluffton Pathway Program. Here are some views of the event.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites individuals, businesses and organizations to consider being a sponsor of Bluffton's National Night Out fireworks display.

E-mail your pledge to [email protected]. Or mail checks to:
Fireworks Fund
Bluffton Chamber
PO Box 142
Bluffton, OH 45817

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STILL TIME TO REGISTER TO RIDE -
CHECK OUT THE 10, 23 AND 63 MILE ROUTES AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Here's your invitation to come out to the Bluffton swimming pool on Saturday for some music, and hamburgers off the grill while you watch the bikers come back from their Rides to Remember bike ride.

• The Dough Hook will be grilling hamburgers and MooOink burgers on the grill and will offer a selection side dishes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the pool.

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NOTE: Several Bluffton groups are considering entering Bluffton into the America in Bloom judging. Susie Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses is one of the judges in an entry in the contest submitted by Gallipolis, Ohio. Here's a story about the contest.

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The bells ring to announce lunch, period changes and school out for the day - but no students are present to listen.

Here's a view of the Bluffton elementary main hall way this summer as room floors are waxed and everything is in the works to prepare for late August.

Otherwise, it's a pretty quiet building.

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