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Provided by the Bluffton Senior Center

The Bluffton Senior Center is happy to announce that it now has a lift for visitors to use at the back entrance. This will allow anyone who has trouble with steps to access the building from the municipal parking lot.

The lift can bring people and materials up the 22 inches from the parking lot into the building where there is an automatic door.

The Bluffton Senior Center Board thanks the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities for the Accessible Communities Grant that helped pay for the lift and its installation. The board would also like to thank the Village of Bluffton, administrator Jesse Blackburn; Mayor Rich Johnston and the Village Council for their help on the project.  MORE ▶︎

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On May 5-June 30 from 9-11:00 a.m. the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will host an Area Agency on Aging class series on “A Matter of Balance.”

Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness making the risk of falling even greater.

A Matter of Balance is a multiple-day program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity in older adults.

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Bishop T. Florence ‘25, a math major, will present the First Tuesday in the Library Forum, “Basketball by the Numbers: Understanding the Impact of Stats,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, in Musselman Library Reading Room.

During the presentation, Florence will explain the importance of advanced stats/analytics for sports as investigated on during his independent study project.

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Provided by Bluffton High School and Artspace Lima

Eleven Bluffton High School student artists are featured in the 2025 Kewpee High School Invitational Art Exhibit at Artspace Lima, 65-67 Town Square, Lima through April 11.

The student artists are (pictured here, L-R) Katherine Gratz, Asa Clingerman, Riley Simon, Lydia Tarplee, Alliyah Shisler, Lena Brown, Brooklynn Bible, Nick Lovett, Lizzy Suter, and Truett Diller, as well as Kally Cotter (not pictured). MORE ▶︎

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Marilyn Rose Reigle, 93, passed away March 27, 2025, at the Meadows of Leipsic.

Marilyn was born March 24, 1932 in Vaughnsville to Howard and Rose (Drerup) Auchmuty who preceded her in death. On February 4, 1955 she married Marvin Reigle who preceded her in death on January 25, 2017. 

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Bluffton Elementary School has released the following Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter of the 2024-2025. academic year. This Honor Roll is for students in grades 4-5.

4th Grade All A Honor Roll:

Gabbi Abraham, Jaxson Babcock, Ellery Byers, Felix Combs, Wyatt Donaldson, Sawyer Fruchey, Anna Hartzler, Hayden Hines, Kinley Jenkins, Riley Klausing, Lucy Long, Lena Macke, Jacob Morales, Deacon Recker, Eliana Rettig, Isaiah Thiel, Grace Warner

4th Grade A/B Honor Roll:

Bryson Allgire, Wyatt Badertscher, Evan Blount, Mia Clevidence, Emerson Cox, Benji Crow, Westin Doty, Matthias Fought, Owen Gesler, Judah Glick, Paisley Glick, Noah Hamblin, Jules Heath, Makayla Hicks, Bowen Hochstetler, Zane Hoffman, Kyle Hohenbrink, Eliana Holmes, Graelynn Huston, Kamea Kaufman, Madelyn King, Maddox Lambert, Claire LeBlanc, Kendyl Lloyd, Arya Lowry, Natalie McCarty, Hayden Minch, Luke Mummert, Allison Polish, Killian Rausch, Charlotte Schedler, Brooks Shaurer, Tyler Shaw, Evan Sider, Breck Slager, Blake Spencer, Mason Stechschulte, Annie Steiner, Harlow Thompson, Brynlee Underwood, Spencer Wahl, Persephone Weyer, Brady Yarnell, Levi Zink

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