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Pandora-Gilboa's 2011 commencement is at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 29, in the school gymnasium. The class includes 46 seniors.

Graduates include:

Nicole Alt

Emily Augsburger

Samuel Augsburger

Grace Basinger

Tejay Boes

Matthew Bolitho

Autumn Burkholder

Ryan Burman

Daniel Cellar

Austin Dailey

Bradlee Doyle

Tyler Fenstermaker

Sarah Flickinger

Dalontay Edmond-Geiger

Ciaira Hazelton

Zachary Higley

Isaac Honigford

Kristyn Hovest

Pandora Friends of the Library will host town-wide garage sales on Friday and Saturday, June 10-11. Registration forms are available at the library.

New to this year's sale is a farmer's craft market held on Friday, June 10. The market will be located on the north side of Main Street.

Maps will be available the week of the garage sales at area businesses.

Bluffton Service Unit 218 is looking for Girl Scout alumni who are willing to participate in Bluffton's sesquicentennial celebration by:

1. telling some stories of early troop activity on "Ladies Day" Monday June 27 at the Town Hall
2. riding on a float (chairs provided) with Girl Scouts of all ages in the Sesquicentennial Parade July 2

A special sesquicentennial troop for ages Kindergarden- third grade is also being formed to meet six times in June and learn about the adventures of the Pioneers.

It's a week like no other for spring Pirates sports fans. On Wednesday BHS boys' and girls' track qualifiers load the busses for Division III regional competition in Tiffin.

On Thursday, the BHS girls' softball team travels to Tipp City for its first-ever regional semi-finals contest.

Then on Friday, the track qualifiers return to Tiffin for the rights to advance to Columbus.

Should the softball team win on Thursday, they would advance to the regional finals on Saturday at Tipp City.

Bluffton's traditional Memorial Day observation is Monday, May 30. A parade and ceremony is sponsored by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382.

The parade forms at 9:15 a.m. in front of the town hall and begins at 9:30 a.m. Parade units include the Bluffton High School marching band, scout and Legion members.

The parade will conclude at Maple Grove Cemetery. A service there is planned at 10 a.m. Don Klinger, a former U.S. Marine Corps Presidential Helicopter pilot, is the speaker.

AEP weather warning summary: Western Ohio - Clusters of severe T-Storms likely. Damaging 4-8 p.m. today - Winds 60+ m.p.h.

Northern Ohio is in the path of severe weather later today, according to AEP. Strong upper-level winds, ample sunshine and very unstable conditions suggest clusters thunderstorms will erupt this afternoon across Indiana and Michigan.

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