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Haleigh Gatchel of Bluffton has been awarded a Choose Ohio First Scholarship from the University of Findlay for fall 2021.

Gatchel is pursuing a doctor of pharmacy degree.

The Choose Ohio First (COF) STEMM scholarship is for students in computer science, pharmacy, health professions, environmental safety, adolescent/young adult (AYA) math or science, and biology programs. Recipients must be Ohio residents or graduates of Ohio high schools, enrolled in an eligible program, and meet additional academic requirements defined by the University.

By Andy Chappell-Dick

The Bluffton Village Council held a Regular Meeting on the 3rd floor of Bluffton Town Hall on Monday, November 8, covering the following business. (See attached packet for more details.) 

Council Reports

Finance (Dave Steiner, Phil Talavinia) reported they are requesting more detailed numbers before making decisions on upcoming appropriations.

One of the oldest architectural details on Bluffton's Main Street was pointed out by Fred Steiner on his October 5 historical tour of the downtown. It's the white column on 111 N. Main St.

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will be active in local events marking Veterans’ Day 2021:

8:00 a.m. Bluffton High School assembly. Activity: Can you identify Bluffton veterans from photos taken during the Vietnam War? 

8:15 a.m., Bluffton Elementary School American flag folding lessons with 4th graders; flag to take home.

11 a.m., Mennonite Memorial Home. Program and distribution of American flags and quilts to any veterans who have not yet received them.

Bluffton’s Ten Thousand Villages store, 115 S Main St., is preparing for its biggest sale of the year--to be held November 12 and 13--and is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the fair trade movement. World Fair Trade sales have grown ten-fold from 2004 to 2018 ($.83 to $9.8 billion euros), but the movement's start was on the smallest of scales.

At 5:58 a.m. on Nov. 10 the Bluffton Schools announced a 2-hour day. The Senior Citizens Breakfast has been cancelled.

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