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Everything from a corn hole game to gift certificates to area businesses.

This year's Bluffton Area Relay for Hope silent auction provides dozens of bidding opportunities for visitors and relay participants.

The silent acution is from 6 to10 p.m. in the Bluffton Family Recreation gym, 215 Snider Road. It takes place during the Relay, which this year is held at BFR.

The winner bidders do not need to be present at the close of the auction.

An attachment at the bottom of this story includes the items on this year's auction.

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Dancers' Elite dance recital is at 7 p.m., Saturday, (doors open at 6 p.m.) and 2 p.m. Sunday, (doors open at 1 p.m.) at the Bluffton middle school. Tickets are $7 at the door.

Deb Garlock can’t get off the dance floor. That’s because she took her own advice and followed her dancing dreams.

For the 35th dance season, young dancers, directed by Garlock’s Dancers’ Elite Studio, will close their year’s classes with a “Follow Your Dreams” dance program this weekend.

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Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, at Bluffton Hospital.

Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code "bluffchos" to schedule yoiur blood donation appointment. Walks ins are also accepted.

All blood donors will receive a free serving of Shirley's Popcorn.

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The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will tour Cindy Basinger’s Backyard Perennials and More at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 2. The tour is part of the club’s monthly meeting and is open the public.

Basinger’s perennial business is at her home, 9745 Phillips Road, Bluffton.

Additional news of the club is in the Edelweiss News, May 27 issue. It is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Now let's tread water.

Sign-up for swim lessons at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool is now underway.

Swim session dates follow:
• First session, June 15-26
• Second session, July 6-17
• Third session, July 27-Aug. 7

Sessions are offered in ages groups from babies to age 5.

Lessons take place from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays and Friday are used as make-up days.

Swimming lesson costs are $30 for Bluffton taxpayers, $40 for persons who do not pay village income tax and $50 for private lessons. 

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Five members of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association turn 90 in June. Each receives a lifetime membership in the association presented during the Monday, June 8, monthly potluck.

The members are Wayne Shafer, Treva Shafer, Anne Buller, Catherine Bish and Geraldine Basinger DeMeo.

Several additional events take place at the center in June. Open the attachment at the bottom of this story to view the June center newsletter.

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