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The Bluffton Schools Music Booster's Chicken BBQ is Friday, March 21. Meal tickets can now be purchased at the Middle School office or online at https://givebutter.com/9yz7ip/

Bubba C's BBQ will be served.

That evening free entertainment will be provided by music students in grades 4-12 in Band, Choir and Strings.

Dr. Diana Montague, professor of media and communication, University of Findlay, will provide the Forum, “Researching University of Findlay’s Growth Beyond Findlay College: Rooted in the Past, Reaching Toward the Future,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Yoder Recital Hall.

During the presentation, the author of a forthcoming book on the history of University of Findlay will discuss the university’s growth and development from 1983-2019.

By Mark Badertscher and Randall Reeder

Don’t miss this year’s Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference March 11-12, 2025, (Tuesday-Wednesday) at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Connect with other great farmers and CCAs, experience new ideas, and increase your net income. 

The theme is “Getting More from Less.” Cutting costs is key following a year where corn and soybean yields were reduced for many farmers. And crop prices are barely breakeven. We don’t know what the weather will be in 2025, but commodity prices are projected to stay low.

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Sandra "Sandy" Kay Palte, 82, passed away February 18, 2025 at the Meadows of Delphos.  Sandy was born July 13, 1942 in Bluffton to the late Franklin and Jeanette (Burkholder) Beach.  She married Richard Palte and he survives.  

Sandy graduated from Beaverdam High School and retired from the Beaverdam Elevator where she was a secretary.  She enjoyed boating, traveling and bird watching.  

The following meeting has been announced by the Village of Bluffton and will take place at Bluffton Town Hall.

  • Bluffton in Bloom, Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Workplace Culture and Employee Retention

Presenters for the February 27 Lunch & Learn session hosted by the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will be 

  • Carol Turchick, Ohio Northern University Center for Corporate Engagement
  • Derek Dukes, Southgate Lanes
  • Jim Enneking, Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs

Topics presented will include:

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