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Ralph and Nancy Van Meter will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7.

The family invites friends to send cards:
Ralph and Nancy Van Meter
8250 N. Napoleon Rd.
Columbus Grove, OH 45830.

In conjunction with the Wheels Festival, Bluffton Presbyterian Church will be serving a chicken/pulled pork dinner on the church lawn at the corner of Main and Cherry Streets on Friday, June 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The cost of the dinner will be $7 and will include a choice of roast chicken or pulled pork from Ted's Market in Pandora, with sides of cheesy potatoes, green beans and a dinner roll.

Here's a silent auction you won't want to miss.

The following items will be in the silent auction at the Relay for Life held June 22, at Salzman Stadium on the campus of Bluffton University.

The auction will open at 6 p.m. and will close at 10:30 p.m. You do not need to be present at the close of the auction to claim your purchase.

A member of Trinity Lutheran Church team will contact auction winners on Saturday and/or at a later date to make arrangements for deliver or pick-up of the item you purchased.

Irene Althaus

Irene E. Althaus, 68, of Bluffton died at 8:44 p.m. June 2, 2012 at Bluffton Hospital. She was born Oct. 23, 1943 in Bluffton to Ambert and Edna Bower Basinger. On Jan. 20, 1967 she married Jerry Althaus and he survives.

Mrs. Althaus retired from the Bluffton Public Schools where she was the Elementary School secretary for 25 years. She had also been a telephone operator for the Bluffton Telephone Co and had served on the Bluffton EMS. She was a member of the English Lutheran Church, Bluffton, a graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Bluffton College.

4th Grade - All A
Schaadt, Libby
Neufeld Weaver, Ana
Garmatter, Brinkley
Stechschulte, Harrison
Garmatter, Baylor
Fleece, Madison
Dunifon, Xavier
Colley, Gabriel (Gabe)
Taylor, Zachary
Spallinger, Maria (Maria)
Runk, Raina (Raina)
Paquin, Grace
Novak, Danielle
Metzger, Neil
Denecker, Luke
Davies, Brennan

Bluffton HS at state

Bluffton's state competitors celebrate in the arms of Jesse Owens in Columbus. Back row: Julie Althaus, Alaina Bixel, Lydia Guagenti, Hannah Chappell-Dick, Jill Steinmetz, Karli Leugers. Front row: Noah Stratton, Isaac Little, Logan Steingass, Keshaun Hughes, Lucas Harnish. The Lady Pirates had a great day, tied for fourth place out of 78 teams. (Andy Chappell-Dick photos). Click for more photo.

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