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Jerry Burkholder retires after a life-long relationship with the festival

The 2018 Bluffton Arts & Crafts Festival has an opening for a vendor manager, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.

This year's show is Saturday, May 12, in downtown Bluffton.

"The manager will coordinate setup and teardown on the day of the event, direct vendors to their booths, and serve as a chamber contact person.," said Scott. "The manager will also provide feedback for planning 2018 and future festivals."

Pirate sports fans will want to attend the Friday, Feb. 2, Bluffton High School boys’ basketball game.

During the halftime of the varsity game will be a special cheer performance night involving several Bluffton first through fifth graders, according to Brianna Atkins, cheerleading coach.

The presentation will develop from a Feb. 1 cheer clinic led by BHS cheerleaders and coaches. 

Covering Spring Street to Bentley Road

The Village of Bluffton is considering a $1.2 million West Elm Street improvement project this year. The price tag is based on a preliminary construction estimate provide by Choice One Engineering.

The project extends from Spring Street to Bentley Road.

Dean Walters ’18 will present “Identifying Novel Chemical Compounds to Inhibit the Development of Cancer” during an 11 a.m. Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Reading Room of Musselman Library. 

Walters, a native of Avon, Ohio, is a senior biology and pre-medicine major who spent the summer of 2017 at the National Institutes of Health completing a paid internship researching cancer.

This event is free and open to the public.

 

Bridge Bereavement Services will be offering a Forever Memories for Families Group focused on loss, grief and healing through the creation of a memory frame. The group will be held on Thursday, February 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in The Hub at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.

Pirate Wrestlers defeated Allen East 37-34 in the OHSAA Duals Tournament with wins from Tayton Kleman, James Badial-Luna and Andrew Burroughs. Versailles defeated BHS 65-12 in the second round. Badial-Luna and Landen Luginbuhl won by pin for Bluffton. More at www.blufftonpirates.com

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