April 2022

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The funeral for Bluffton, Ohio Police Officer Dominic Francis can be viewed online at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022.

https://boxcast.tv/channel/jgei2o5q5rjqiprrxqm3

The service will take place at the Sommer Center on the campus of Bluffton University. Parking on campus will be limited to the first responders and university students, faculty and staff.

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Bluffton University’s PEACE club invites members of the community to attend its Shatter the Silence march at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at the Sommer Center, followed by speaking out against sexual assault.

The event is a night of solidarity in the tradition of the Take Back The Night Foundation, which strives to bring awareness to issues of sexual assault through events. Learn more here: https://takebackthenight.org/

Take Back the Night Foundation stands with people from all walks of life. The organization estimates that

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The Village of Bluffton council has scheduled an Ordinance Committee meeting on Monday, April 11, at noon via Zoom.

Contact Jesse Blackburn at blackburnj@bluffton-ohio.com for the Zoom link.

April library newsletter

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April 3-9 is National Library Week, a celebration of libraries. As a community library, the Bluffton Public Library provides a connection to books and information, to technology, and to our neighbors.  Celebrate National Library Week by visiting the library and exploring all it has to offer.

See the attached calendar and flyer for details.

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The Bluffton Exempted Village School District has released the Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter of the 2021-2022 school year for grades 6-12:

Bluffton Middle School All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade:  Adelyn Althaus, Owen Armstrong, Mallory Blackburn, Avery Boehm, Willow Derstine, Levin Essinger, Megan Follas, Camryn Fruchey, Chloe Hanefeld, Klaira Hohenbrink, Emmerson Lee, Micah Lemley, Max Miller, Alexis Mummert, Elizabeth Phillips, Isabella Recker, Ella Roby, Ethan Smith, Joe Spencer

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Robert E. Painter, of Pandora, Ohio, was surrounded by his loving family when he went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 1, 2022. He was born November 26, 1933, on the Nau family farm near Arcadia, Ohio, to his parents Robert W. and Alice B. (Nau) Painter. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Beverly J. Damon, in 1951, and were blessed with more than 70 years of adventures together. She survives in Pandora, Ohio.

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By Ezra Deitering, Bluffton University sports information assistant

It was the Manchester University Spartans making the trip to Memorial Field on Tuesday, April 5, to face off in a Heartland Collegiate Conference doubleheader. Bluffton held off the visitors 4-3 in game one and then the Beavers followed that up with a convincing 11-2 victory in the nightcap. 

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The Bluffton University softball team split a double-header with Albion College on Wednesday, April 5. The Beavers dropped game one, 4-3, but then secured a 7-0 shutout victory in game two. Bluffton improved to 9-11 on the season, while Albion fell to 8-14.

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The Ohio Naval Militia (ONM), an organized military unit that has served the State of Ohio and the nation since 1896, is seeking recruits age 17 and older who want to serve Ohio in a naval defense force.

The unit serves under Ohio's Adjutant General and is headquartered at the Camp Perry Joint Training Center, Port Clinton, Ohio. The Ohio Naval Militia is a part of the State of Ohio's Defense Forces which include the Ohio National Guard, Air National Guard, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Cyber Reserve. 

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Southgate Lanes, 9700 N. Dixie Hwy., has announced that as of April 5 they have four scotch doubles spots left in the 2022 Help Bluffton benefit from 6:00 p.m.-mindnight on April 16.

This is an annual collaboration with Bluffton Diesel Service and DJ Phil Austin. One of the biggest fundraisers of the year at the bowling alley, you can parcipate even if you don't bowl. Raffles, auctions and prizes will benefit local nonprofit organizations.

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