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Now it's more like April: Highs reaching 70 and lows in the 40s with rain here and there. Here's the seven-day weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date         High    Low  Prec

April 8        72      40    0.09
April 9        82      49
April 10      69      44    1.35
April 11      44      40    1.07
April 12      42      40    0.22
April 13      42      39    0.05
April 14      60      35    trace
April 15      70      51

The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will celebrate Arbor Day at 11 a.m., Friday, April 26, at the Motter Metro Park, 10740 Bluffton Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton.

The Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland United Way Budget and Admissions Committee will hold its budget and admissions meeting on the evening of Tuesday, April 23, in the elementary media center, according to Linda Fleming.              

"All proposals must be given in person by all agencies listed below. As last year, each agency will be given ten minutes to request funds for next year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me," said Fleming.

Schedule for the evening:

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will hold their annual volunteer recognition banquet Monday, April 22, beginning at noon at The Centre of Bluffton, 601 North Main Street, Bluffton. The awards ceremony will begin at 1:45 p.m.

At the event, auxiliary members will be recognized for their hours of volunteer service to the hospital. Overall, the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary includes 73 volunteers who gave 10,490 hours to the hospital in 2012.

April is a busy month at the Bluffton Elementary School. Here's a sampling of activities taking place:

ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR WEEK OF APRIL 16th:  The annual elementary spring Book Fair will be held April 16 – 20.  The Book Fair will be open daily from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.  Tuesday evening (6-8 p.m.) will be FAMILY NIGHT.  This Book Fair is a Buy One/Get One Free (BOGO).  The Book Fair will close at 2 p.m. on Friday.

It's wet in Bluffton but it's wet and wild in Findlay.

While the Little and Big Rileys are flooding its banks only in low areas, Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik is urging residents in at least one neighborhood to evacuate as rainstorms raise the water level of a flood-prone river.

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