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Bluffton Presbyterian Church is taking silent bids on this three-story doll house made by Min Lindsey.

Bids are accepted until Good Friday. Starting bid must be $25 or above. Icon viewers may call 419-358-5806 and leave your bid and a message or e-mail the Bluffton Presbyterian church at: [email protected]

Bluffton Public Library is looking for Volunteens (teen volunteers) between the ages of 12 and 18 for the "Dream Big - Read!" summer reading club beginning Monday, June 4. The club is designed to keep children reading and learning throughout the summer months.

Volunteens assist children and other teens with registering for the club, turning in the hours they read for prizes and with weekly programs.

April's Relay For Life meetings are scheduled. The meetings are Thursday, April 12 in the back room of Common Grounds coffee house. Committee members meet at 6 p.m. and teams at 7 p.m.

The following births were reported during March at the Bluffton Hospital. Click here for baby photos.

News flash: March was warmer than normal - by 15. 3 degrees. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, reports the following stats for the month.

March 2012 precipitation 2.25 inches

March 2012 snow .05 inches

Normal average March precipitation 2.71 inches

March 2012 average temperature 52.8

Normal average March temperature 37.5

High temperature was 86 on March 21

Low temperature was 21 on March 10

Precipitation was recorded on 10 days in March

Perfect fit

Amalia Herzog (left) looks pleased to land a pie squarely in the face of first-year Bluffton University student Jessica Williams, from Genoa, as part of a friendly competition March 31 at Bluffton's annual Kid's Night Out. Held in Founders Hall, the event drew the maximum of 75 registrants in grades 1-6. Recreation students and intramural staff hosted the youngsters, who were placed in groups by age and moved through several supervised activities. Four of them also went home with new bicycles won in a drawing.

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