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A Cook'n for the Cure Easter bake sale and lunch is set for Saturday, April 16, in the fellowship hall of Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St.

Organized by Bonnie Dudgeon, her daughter Becky and their Relay for Life team, proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

The bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., the lunch will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The lunch menu consists of soups, sandwiches, relishes, dessert and beverages. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. All are welcome to attend.

By Mallory Kemper, sports information intern

The Bluffton University baseball team traveled to Albion College on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 to take on the Britons in a non-conference game. The Beavers pounded out 16 hits in a 17-10 win over Albion. Bluffton improved to 8-10, while Britons slipped to 4-11 on the season.

The Camerata Singers of Bluffton University will participate in the 10:30 a.m. worship service at Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, on April 10.

The select 24-member choral group recently returned from their spring-break tour in Arizona, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Its members represent a variety of academic disciplines across campus. The conductor, Dr. Mark J. Suderman, is professor of music and director of choral activities at Bluffton.

Spring sports summary for March 31

The Icon invites viewers from Bluffton, Cory-Rawson and Pandora-Gilboa interested in covering spring sports to contact us at: [email protected]

Bluffton boy's tennis:

St. Marys 5 - Bluffton 0

Bluffton baseball:
BHS 9 - Carey 0
Winning pitcher: Chaney (1-0)
BHS record: 1-0

Cory-Rawson and Pandora-Gilboa

Football in the off-season

Jason Brown, a Bluffton University football player from Napoleon, moves a log in the university's nature preserve during the team's March 26 service project. More than 80 players and several coaches cleaned up fallen timber and branches and worked on pathways in the preserve.

The Columbus Grove Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a dinner event featuring State Senator Cliff Hite on Sunday, April 10, at the Columbus Grove VFW, 218 E. Sycamore.

The event is open to the public. Space is limited to 80 people,. To make a reservation call either Ed Cassidy at Hawkey's Pharmacy at 419-659-2366 or Mark Edelbrock at Ft. Jennings State Bank at 419-659-2527.

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