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Sam Diller, aka "Sudden Sam," watches from the Buckeye bank as members of the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club tag hundreds of trout for Sunday's trout derby. Sudden Sam is this year's tagged trout 1. In our second photo, taken by Mike Zimmerman, Sam tags his namesake.

Lots of family-friendly events during the event

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Challenged Champions Equestrian Center, 11913 Road 6, Ottawa, will hold its annual Obstacle River Run on Saturday, June 10. The day includes several family-friendly events:

10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Showcase where riders present a drill team performance
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Pony rides ($3 donation per ride)
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Face painting
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Bake sale
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Chicken barbecue dinner; pre-sale only $8 each
2:30 p.m. – Youth obstacle mud run
4 p.m. – Adult obstacle mud run
6:30 p.m. – Corn hole tournament – cash prizes awarded

Register online by May 7 and save $7 per camper

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Bluffton Family Recreation offers Camp Laffalot, a new camp this summer, and registration is now underway, according to Joseph Beagle director.

 Camp Laffalot will be held at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, July 10-14.

Register on line by May 7 at www.laffalotcamps.com using promo code 7FOR7 and receive $7 off the registration fee.

“Laffalot Summer Camp offers kids 6-12 years old a week of fun activities that will leave them smiling, exhausted and ecstatic,” said Beagle.

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2, comes to the Shannon Theatre for a Friday, May 5, 12:01 a.m. premier.

That means fans will start lining up on Main Street sometime on Thursday, May 4.

According to Pete Suter of the theatre, tickets sales for the midnight show will go on sale at 11 p.m. on Thursday.

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After 18 hours being posted on Icon's Facebook the story of the new coffee shop owners is hiting the ceiling.

The post has reached 17,970 people.

It has 60 shares and 165 "likes."

Also, 32 comments.

Based upon the above, this is, so far the story of the year in Bluffton...and it's still reaching people.

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Jeff Kantner of Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., announced his May bargains of the month:

• Verona Sling-back stacking chair, $16.99
• Verona round glass-top bistro table, $19.99
• Hardwood lump charcoal, 20 lb., $11.99
• Weed B Gon, rebate, $9.99
• Neverlink heavy-duty garden hose, 50 feet, $14.99
• Scott’s turf builder, rebate, $16.99|• Miracle Gro, flower food or plant food, rebate, $5.99

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