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There's plenty of sports opportunities at BFR Sports and Fitness this summer. Here's a sampling. (Visit www.bfronline.com or call 419-358-4150 for more information.)

Soccer
Challenger British Soccer Camp returns from July 28- Aug. 1. British soccer players will lead daily skill camp for ages 4-18.  

Shirley Torsell’s love of reading was widely recognized, and she was known to frequently hand out free children’s picture books from her seat at the movie theatre ticket stand where she worked.

In honor of what would have been her 92nd birthday, Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co., committed 100% of its sales on June 14  to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in honor of Torsell’s love of children’s reading.

Fred Steiner, director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, is the speaker at the July Bluffton Senior Citizens dinner meeting.

Steiner will share information about the chamber with seniors attending the dinner. The event is at 6 p.m., Monday, July 14, at the center. Mt. Cory Temple Fund group will cater the meal. The menu includes ham loaf, potatoes, corn, applesauce, butter rolls and cake.

Mary Hofstetter is the master of ceremonies. Deloris Hermon and friends serve as hostesses.

It looks like rain on the horizon. During the first seven days of July the area experienced only 0.6 of an inch of precipitation. But that may change soon. Here’s the first seven days of July weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The YFC House Project will have an open house at the 160 S. Bentley Road (near I-75) property from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 6.

PHOTOS AND A FLYER SHOWING SPECS OF THE PROPERTY ARE IN ATTACHMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The open house enables the public see the final project, to thank those that have helped in the project, to let people know more about the ministry of Youth For Christ in the Bluffton / Pandora area and to let potential buyers see the property.

The month of June started and ended with a sizzle, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

For a look at the month's high and lows and precipitation, open the attachement at the bottom of this story.

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