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Youth are having way too much fun this summer at Bluffton Child Development Center. Earlier this month was an outdoor paint fest. Here are some views of the fun event.

Relay for Hope pie auction generates record-setting $2,014 for American Cancer Society

Would you like a piece of a $2,104 pie? If so, you’d need to taste 25 different pies, but for pie lover that would be perfect.

This past Friday’s Bluffton Relay for Hope’s pie auction generated $2,104 for the cause. Dave Warren was auctioneer of the pie event with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

Jeff Stratton and Matthew Gillett were pie contest judges and after sampling the 25 enter pies decided on these three winners:

A 1956 Ford was named best of show at the 50th annual Bluffton Festival of Wheels antique car show held on June 16.

According to Dennis Morrison, the best of show winner in several categories follow:

Best of Show
1956 Ford Sunliner convertible, Thomas Brumley, Findlay

Mayor’s Choice
1931 Model A Ford, Jim Bemiller, Bluffton

Lion’s Choice
1966 Ford Econoline cab over pickup, Delbert and Jo Ann Henry, Ada

Sponsor’s Choice
1965 Pontiac GTO convertible, Joe Tschuor

Brent Warren of Jenera was named to the Dean's List at Eastern Kentucky University for the Spring 2017 semester.  He will be a senior this fall majoring in Fire Protection Administration. He is a 2014 graduate of Cory-Rawson Local Schools and the son of Bob and Becky Warren.

Lalo Cura from Goshen, Indiana

Lalo Cura, a Spanish rock band based in Goshen, Ind., will perform in a Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series on Friday, June 30, according to Jeff Yoder.

The performance is on the third floor. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. light food is available. The performance is at 7:30 p.m.

Formed in 2012, Lalo Cura has developed a sound that combines every musical genre that has influenced each member of the group.

The band is led by Rafael Chávez y Moreno on guitar and vocals, Sam Que on saxophone, Sonny Carreño on drums and Adam Hart on bass.

Three Bluffton High School graduates were named to the Ohio Northern University spring semester dean's list. To be eligible, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

Students are Matthew Deter, business administration, Molly Meyer, business administration, and Stephen Tatarkov, engineering.

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