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FROM FACEBOOK__Be sure to turn in any collected Community Market receipts by the end of the academic year at Bluffton Schools and keep collecting all summer!

These receipts are how the Bluffton PTO can sponsor $5 per child towards field trips! 

Kindergarten: Toledo

1st: Marathon Center for Performing Arts

2nd: Hancock Historical Museum

3rd: Sauder Village

4th: Wilson Football Factory

5th: Toledo Zoo

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Here's the briefest of editorials. A contributor to the Facebook page "45810 news and info" asked who would be in favor of the Ada hardware adding Sunday hours.

A majority of responders said, no, small business owners need a day off. Agreed! But if you work out of town, you may have only one day, Saturday, to shop local businesses.

Could Ada (and Bluffton) businesses get together and open one night a week until 7:00 p.m. and open later that morning? Send letters on this and other topics to [email protected].

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters Club has designed, assembled and quilted a king-size Americana quilt to be raffled in November 2026 as a fundraiser for Bluffton’s America 250 celebrations. The quilt dimensions are 91" × 103". Raffle tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20. Tickets will be available beginning June 19. The raffle drawing will take place on Saturday, November 28 at the Bluffton Blaze of Lights.

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David Lee Wilson, 74, passed away on May 16, 2026 at his residence. David was born on October 19, 1951, in Washington, Iowa to the late Lloyd and Marveline (Bence) Wilson. On February 8, 1973, he married Nancy (Scheeler) Wilson and she survives. 

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FROM FACEBOOK_Bluffton Soccer Club is hosting tryouts for its travel soccer program beginning Monday, May 18, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church fields.

Tryout will be for all skill levels with the following schedule and team levels:

Monday, May 18 or Thursday, May 21

6:00 p.m. - Boys U9, U11 and U12

7:00 p.m. - Boys U13 and U14 

Tuesday, May 19 or Friday, May 22

6:00 p.m. - Girls U10 and U11

7:00 p.m. - Girls U12, U13, U14 and U15

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PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen

By Paula Pyzik Scott

To enjoy the celebration of Alger native and Negro Leagues baseball star Ray Brown at the dedication of a park in his name, you didn’t have to be from Alger and you didn’t have to be a baseball fan. On May 14, supporters from near and far came to Alger to witness a lasting tribute to an outstanding individual and to applaud the people who made Ray Brown Memorial Park happen.

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