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Several Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members have events planned this spring.

Here are current events from the chamber:

PROMOCARES NOMINATIONS
PromoHits! is taking nominations for their PromoCares charitable giving program using this form or by visiting www.promohitsltd.com. One charity each from the Bluffton, Lima, Findlay and Toledo communities will be chosen. Online nominations will be accepted through May 17.

A Bluffton Pirate youth basketball camp is scheduled for Monday through Thursday, June 3 to 6 in the Bluffton HS gym, according to Todd Boblitt.

Session 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., is for boys in first, second and third grades.

Session 2, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., is for boys in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

The cost is $30 per camper. Additional details are on the flyer below. A printer-friendly registration form is in the attachment below.

 

Caleb Mikesell plans to attend Bluffton University in the fall

Caleb Mikesell is the April Bluffton High School student of the month. A senior, Caleb is a member of Drama Club, Jazz band and Pep band.

He enjoys cooking and in his spare time he likes to go biking and hang out with his friends.

For post secondary options he attended Bluffton University and took Sociology, Calculus and Psychology. After graduation he wants to continue his education at Bluffton University and would like to earn a degree in Early Childhood Education.

Caleb is the son of David and Amy Mikesell of Bluffton and has a 3.884 grade point average.

Bluffton's arts and crafts show was a big hit on Saturday. The event included crafts, entertainment, food and a chance to find something for mother on Mother's Day. Here's a dozen or so photos that capture many aspects of the popular downtown festival.

52nd Festival of Wheels registrations now underway

Vehicle registration for this 52nd annual Bluffton Festival of Wheels is underway according to Dan Diller, festival director.

The show is sponsored by the Bluffton Lions Club.

This year’s festival is Friday, June 14, in downtown Bluffton. Registration is from 2 to 5 p.m. Vehicle judging is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 7:30 p.m.

The show is open to antique cars, classic cars, trucks, tractors, golf carts, fire engines, motorcycles and Cushmans.

Registration fees by May 31 are $10 per vehicle. Registration on the day of the event is $12.

Conrad Weiner spent 4 years in a concentration camp in WWII; his talk with students was sobering

Bluffton middle school students met a real survivor on Monday.

Students learned first-hand about the Holocaust as survivor, Conrad Weiner, 81, of Cincinnati, recounted his chilling story in an assembly.

His story had the full attention of each of the students as it included several sobering incidences.

Weiner, born in 1938 in what is today part of the Ukraine, was part of a massive campaign of annihilation and deportation of Jews.

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