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The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team is in first place out of eight teams after the first day of the 40th annual Western Ohio Aquatic League championship meet at the Wapakoneta Community Pool on Friday, July 8.

Bluffton leads the overall combined team standings, followed by meet host Wapak. 

Over 500 swimmers on eight teams are competing in the two-day event.

Swimming resumes Saturday morning at Wapakoneta with the second and final day of competition.

Results are attached with Bluffton relay teams and individuals highlighted in green.

By Robert McCool

What hasn't been written about Nikola Tesla in the past century? Books and documentaries abound around the genius of the inventor, and even Marc J. Seifer, the writer of this non-fiction tome had published a previous book in 1999, Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla. But this book, Wizard at War (Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN  978-8065-4096-2) to be released at the end of August 2022, takes on a narrower subject, as it chronicles the inventions that interested the military of more than one country.

The July 23 Bluffton Town Hall concert will welcome Jesse W. Johnson of the band Dreamjacket (Chicago). From the organizers,"Jesse has been a mainstay in the Chicago indie, rock, folk music scene for over a decade. He has a huge catalogue of biting original songs that are as timeless as they are uniquel.  He has been described as 'The Jayhawks writing the score for a David Lynch Movie.'"

B - F - R - ! Day campers at Bluffton Family Recreation took a break during their snack break to spell out where they were for the Icon. Our vantage point was the Mercy Health Fitness Studio above the indoor turf arena.

Foodie Tuesday will be held at the Centre at Bluffton (601 N. Main Street Bluffton) from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 12.

The event includes local food trucks and cold beverages inside the Centre with live entertainment from the '60s Survivors Band.

 

By Matthew Piehl

Reporter for he Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club

Club reminder: Be sure to sign up and attend your judging dates for special interest and livestock projects. The next meeting will be held July 11 at Bluffton Middle School at 7:00 p.m.

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