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Doris D. Conrad, 91 died Jan. 26, 2017, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Dorothy Colene Wetherill age 87, of Forest died in Bridge Hospice Care Center at Blanchard Valley Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017.

Free classes open to the public on a variety of subjects

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Active and healthy minds.

That’s the focus of classes offered soon by the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., according to Tonya Meyer, director.

The classes will take place Mondays at 9:30 a.m.

According to Meyer the classes hope to fill a little of the gap left by the absence of ILR classes at Bluffton University.

She added that many ILR participants are also members of the Bluffton Senior Center, so the center decided to launch the project.

Students introduced to career possibilities

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Bluffton High School sophomores will be among nearly 750 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 27.

Bluffton sophomores will visit Apollo during two sessions: 9 to 9:58 a.m. and 10:02 to 11 a.m. Students will eat lunch at Apollor from noon to 12:35 p.m.
 
This day exposes students to career possibilities and paths that available to inhance their career or college success.

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Once upon a time Bluffton had its own dairy - actually more than one. Here's two milk containers from the Paul Detwiler Hy-Grade Dairy formerly located in Bluffton. The bottles are in the display case of the Bluffton Public Library this month. Additional photos are below.

and the middle school and high school, too

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The Bluffton elementary school's (fourth and fifth grade) honor roll for the second 2016-17 grading period was released today.

It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

To view previously released Bluffton honors:

• CLICK HERE for middle school honor roll.
• CLICK HERE for high school honor roll.

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