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The BHS gym bleachers are installed and ready for commencement. The bleachers removed in March were nearly 30 years old and in need of repair. In the new arrangement the gyym has seats with backs in the middle section of the Jackson Street side. The scorers table and team seating will move to the Main Street side. A space will be between the scores table, team seats and the bleachers, enabling fans to walk without disrupting the game. The photo below shows the gym without bleachers.

Including a praire breakfast, dressing up as a pioneer and hearing from Laura

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Remember when you first read "Little House on the Prairie"?

Reading and living the story is an annual rite for Bluffton third  graders. Here's Beth Raeburn's class on May 12, as the teacher explains:

"The entire third grade reads 'Little House on the Prairie,' by Laura Ingalls Wilder, each spring as a novel in our reading classes. 

Saturdays and Sundays, May 27-28 and June 3-4; first housing development since Riverbend

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Two weekend open houses by Bayhomes of Bluffton are planned in the Parkview Development, according to Keith McClintock of McClintock Builders.

The open houses are from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28 and June 3-4, according to McClintock.

The houses open to the public have the following features:

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Marilyn Ruth Inniger, 89, of Jenera, Ohio, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Vancrest in Ada.

She was born on Feb. 29,1928, in Findlay, Ohio, to the late Clarence and Pearl (Rettig) Rausch-Nessler. She married Richard Paul Inniger on Feb. 19, 1950, and he died on Nov. 13, 2001. 

Marilyn is survived by her sons: James (Priscilla) Inniger of Rogersville, Mo,, Jonathan (Jane) Inniger of Bluffton, Ohio, and Robert (Julia) Inniger of Bluffton, Ohio; daughter: Ruth (Steve) Towne of Bay City, Michigan; son-in-law: Bob (Fran) Fry of Huntley, Illinois.

Here's The Dough Hook's summer grilling special

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The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., Bluffton, is ready for summer grilling, according to Marlena Ballinger.

The Main Street deli has the following summer grilling special, all for $249:

• 5 pd ribeye steaks (6-8 steaks cut ¾ inches thick)
• 8 pd sirloin steaks (6-7 large steaks cut ¾ inches thick)
• 9 pd ground sirloin patties (36 burgers)
• 6 pd bratwursts (25 brats)
• 6 pd boneless, skinless chicken breasts (3 full breasts)
• 4 pd natural casing hot dogs (24 dogs)
• 3 dozen burger buns
• 2 dozen brat buns

June 17 at Howe Tennis Courts

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Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a women’s tennis tournament on Saturday, June 17.

The tournament takes place in Bluffton at the Howe Tennis Courts on East College Avenue, across from Harmon Field.

The tournament has the following divisions:
• High School - doubles division: Championship and B (pro set)
• High School - singles division: A and B
• Adult – doubles division: Championship (combined age must be 70)

Entry fee is $25 for first entry and $15 for second. Entry deadline is Monday, June 12.

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