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Smith's Realty, 147 N. Main St., Bluffton announces a new listing, according to Lorrinda Smith. The listing is a residence at 100 Villanova Drive, Bluffton. The property is listed at $185,000. 

For additional details on the listing open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

Free live music will be held for the public Saturday, Aug. 10, at Ottawa Metro Park, 2632 Ada Road, Lima. 

Families and others interested are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and come out to listen to local artists and bands while they provide music during the Rally Point River Ride Bike Tour.  The music starts 11 a.m. with Daniel Sprague, Tim Heyward (Grace Community Church) at 11:30 a.m., and Matt Keeler noon-1:30pm. 

For more information you can go online at www.rallyup.org.

Bluffton council meets on July 22 and several sidewalk related issues are on the agenda. To review council's entire agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Rally Point Youth Center, N. Main St., Lima, will host its 5th annual River Ride fundraiser on  Saturday, Aug. 10, according to Jared Diller.

This years ride will be out of Ottawa Metro Park, Lima, and will take riders along the Ottawa River. There are 20-mile ride for families, 50-mile rides for weekend riders, and 62.5-Metric Century for serious riders seeking to get their best time yet. Last year 200 participants took part to support the youth center.

A Bluffton man was recently sentenced in Allen County Common Pleas Court for his role in a breaking and entering incident on May 29, 2013. 

Bluffton police report officers responded at 1:17 a.m. to a report of a suspicious man in the area of the Family Dollar store, 111 Cherry St. Upon arriving, officers discovered broken glass in the front door. Officers observed a male leaving the store, and engaged in a brief foot chase. The man hid in some brush a short distance from the store.

The Gardener’s of the Bluffton/Pandora Area present a program to educate the public on how to prepare and show your flowers, fruits and vegetables at fairs and horticulture shows. 

The program is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27, at the Bluffton Public Library.

Club members will bring samples to be used as examples of good and bad entries, and the judge will also give advise on how to prep samples to receive better scores.  

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