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Fourth annual event is Saturday, June 10

Registrations are now underway for the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library Saturday, June 10, 5-K Run/Walk for Literacy. This is the fourth annual event.

A registration form is attached.

The run/walk starts at 9 a.m. on College Avenue in front of Bluffton High School.

Complete details are on the registration form.

A demonstration from Software Solutions, Inc. (SSI) will be made to village officials at 6 p.m., Monday, March 20, in the town hall.

SSI is the village's software provider and is upgraging the village utility billing system. The village has already upgraded its payroll and financial mangement system.

The village plans to update its system over time with the next two areas focusing on income tax and utlities.

Rachel Davis, Alice Essinger, Karen Fredritz, Natalie Mueller

In recognition of  Women's History Month in March, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will provide a panel discussion of Bluffton businesswomen during the Friday, March 10, chamber breakfast.

The breakfast, open to to the public, is in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St., Bluffton. The Dough Hook will provide the breakfast, served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The program begins at 7:30 a.m.

March 7, 2017

Stats

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team saw its school-record tying 4-0 start come to an end at the hands of Rockford College on Tuesday, March 7. The Regents piled up six runs in the seventh inning en route to the 8-2 victory at Terry Park. Bluffton stands 4-1 on the season while Rockford is 5-2.

Living in Switzerland, writing books

Lucinda Stratton, a 1968 Bluffton High School graduate, living in Switzerland, recently finished her fifth book in her Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery series.

The book titled Engadine Aerie, set in the Engadine Valley, Switzerland, will be released in April.

Stratton’s previous works include: Corsican Justice, Abruzzo Intrigue, Dalmatian Traffick, and Black Forest Reckoning.

Here are portions of a very interesting Icon e-mail interview with Stratton:

Bluffton University students are on spring break. This photo, taken last week, shows two students in Marbeck as spring slowly appears outdoors.

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