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Pirate baseball tames North Baltimore

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys baseball team defeated visiting North Baltimore 15-2 in the season opener Monday evening.

The Pirates jumped in front 2-0 after the first inning. The hosts then blew the game open with a seven-run second frame.

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Pirate tennis falls to St. Marys

By Cort Reynolds

ST. MARYS–The Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost 4-1 at St. Marys Tuesday evening, March 28. The Pirates fell to 1-1 with the loss to the non-league hosts.

On Wednesday, the Pirate players were rained out at Elida.

Bluffton is slated to play at Perrysburg on Thursday, March 30.

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Family Ties

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The television show Family Ties was a breakout series for Michael Andrew Fox, professionally known as Michael J. Fox. He played Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom from 1982 until the finale in 1989. This series led to his success in the trilogy of Back to the Future movies. While on the Florida set of his 1991 movie Doc Hollywood, Michael J. Fox noted a slight tremor in his little finger. This was his first symptom of early-onset Parkinson’s disease.

Several years after Michael J. Fox’s diagnosis, he went public with his disease and his fight to find treatments. In 2000, he established the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.  This organization has become a global leader and innovator in finding therapies.

He has authored three books including No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. Michael shares personal stories about his illness and his family. I was fortunate enough to see him at a conference where he was the keynote speaker. It was one of the most amazing speeches I have ever heard. He spoke for one hour without any notes and he held nothing back. 

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Summary of March 27 Bluffton Council Meeting

After the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor Richard Johnson opened the March 27 Bluffton council meeting by leading a moment of silence in recognition of the school shooting that occurred earlier in the day, killing three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville. After a minute, and without comment, the Mayor moved on to the first item, approving the prior meeting's minutes.

A packet of meeting documents supplied by the Village of Bluffton can be accessed HERE.

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S'mores, wildflowers, fools and fun at Johnny Appleseed parks

NATURE FOOLS
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will offer Nature Fools at the McElroy Environmental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd. Lima.

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