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Evan Burden, a music education major, will present his Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Burden will sing several selections including: “Grow For Me” by Alan Menken, “O di Capellio” by Vincenzo Bellini and “Oh! quand je dors” by Franz Liszt.

Alex Rose, a music major with a concentration in performance studies, will present their Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby.

The West Central Ohio Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, a support group for the family after a child dies, will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Union Chapel Missionary Church, 4869 Ada Rd, Lima.

The topic for the meeting will be "Grief, Will It Ever Go Away?" Attendees are invited to bring a relative or friend. Sandwiches and dessert provided after the meeting.

Income tax ballot issue summary

The Spring 2022 newsletter from the Bluffton Exempted Villages School District has been mailed to residents of Bluffton.

It includes articles by Superintendent Greg Denecker, Elementary Principal Bejamin Thiel, Middle School Principal Joshua Kauffman, High School Principal Mike Minnig, Athletic Director Alex Hanna and the music department. The articles include updates on staff and students.

By Tanya Augsburger

As the Allen County Health Department has lifted its Covid-19 restrictions, the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., has begun to open up once again to in-person programming inside the library. 

Matthew Piehl, 4-H Reporter

A 4-H meeting for The Beverdam Bunch was held on Monday, April 11.

They have decided to sponsor 4 awards for the Allen County Fair this year. The deadline to enroll in 4-H was Friday April 16.

The next meeting for The Beverdam Bunch will be Monday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Bluffton Middle School, 116 S Jackson St.

Weather observations by Guy Verhoff, Pandora

Our local NWS weather observer confirms what we saw with our eyes yesterday, 1.3 inches of snow accumulated but didn't stick around long on April 18, 2022.

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