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Jim Elwood went home from the Bluffton High School Athletic Boosters' reverse raffle on April 15 with $10,000 in his wallet.

While his entry was picked as drawing number 300, the last of the evening, several other players went home happy, too.

The final nine of the raffle follow:

Tina Anderson, number 299, won $2,000; Tom Bassett, number 298, won $1,000; Ben Sehlhorst, 297, $750; Ken Lugibihl, 296, $500; John Dailey, 295, $500; Ben Reineke, 294, $200; Heidi Wise, 293, $200; Scott Garmatter, 292, $200; and Randy Matter, 291, $200.

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Fourth graders from Bluffton Elementary School got a dose of Japanese culture on April 19. But they also gave in return-$570 that they raised in just over a week is being donated to Mennonite Central Committee for disaster relief in Japan.

Making the donation is Louise Matthews, director of Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center, in honor of the "Children to Children" program that 22 Japanese children on spring break from Findlay City Schools brought to their Bluffton peers at a meeting on the university campus.

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Progress continues on the Bluffton Hospital construction project. Here's the latest report on work being completed.

Last Week:

Outside:

The plumbing was able to make the final switch to the new water supply system. On Thursday morning, the fire sprinkler system was switched to the new system and, at the same time, the gas system was switched over.

The designers were also able to resolve some elevation problems so that driveway grading can continue.

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Presidential visit

President Abraham Lincoln and the First Lady visited the Bluffton Public Library last week for a formal tea. Click here for background on the visit.

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There's still time to form a team to enter this summer's Friends of the Bluffton Public Library golf scramble. Team registrations are due by May 25. The event is held at the Bluffton Golf Club on June 4.

To download a flyer on the event open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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If ever there was a reason to hold a garage sale in Bluffton, you might seriously consider holding it on May 19-20-21.

The the three-day weekend of the Blufton Public Library's third annual community garage sale. To be listed in the library's publicity you must registered by May 4.

Contact the library for details or download the poster attachment at the bottom of this story.

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