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June 4 Arts & Crafts festival revives 48-year tradition

Blended Roots and Lima Restore host event on Cherry St.

Blended Roots of Bluffton, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity-Allen County Restore, has adopted the Bluffton Arts and Crafts Festival which was formerly a program of the Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Prior to the pandemic, the event was held in Bluffton for 48 years, making it one of the longest running art festivals in Ohio.

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May 18 Night at the Museum (at Bluffton Middle School)

From 6:00-7:00 p.m. on May 18, Bluffton Middle School will host the annual Night at the Museum featuring exhibits by grades 6, 7 and 8.

The community is invited to experience this "living museum" where students present their research on countries (6th grade), historical figures (7th grade),
and careers (8th grade).

Some students dress up as historical figures, others as workers in different professions. Students create poster presentations on their topics and are prepared to introduce visitors to their research.

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Spring Migration Hike is for the birders

8-10:30 a.m. on May 14 at Quarry Farm

Global Big Day, Saturday, May 14, is an annual celebration of the birds around you. On that day, bird migration will be in full swing.

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm will host its annual Spring Migration Hike on the 14th from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Birders should dress for the weather in earth-toned colors and sturdy hiking shoes that can get muddy.

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Annual American Legion charitable golf outing, June 11

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 is hosting the Fred Arnold Memorial Charitable Golf Outing on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Bluffton Golf Club, 8575 N. Dixie Hwy. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

Golfers can register by mail and sponsors can still sign up to support the event. 

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Mark your calendar: Memorial Day parade lines up at 9:15 a.m.

Bluffton's Memorial Day Program on May 30, 2022:

Parade Lineup - 9:15 a.m. 

Start of Parade - 9:30 a.m. 

Memorial Day Program at Maple Grove Cemetery - 10:00 a.m. 

Bubba's BBQ Chicken Dinner from 11:30 a.m -1:00 p.m. Citizens National Bank Parking lot.

American Legion Post 382 members are selling chicken dinner tickets for $10; they will be on sale on Saturdays in May at the Bluffton Farmers Market, 102 S. Main.

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Pirate boys seeded 12th in baseball sectional

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School baseball team was seeded 12th at the 13-team Elida district Div. III sectional drawing Sunday, May 8.

The Pirates (3-15) will host 13th seed Parkway (2-15) in sectional first round play Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to the sectional finals Friday, May 20 at top seed Pemberville Eastwood.

The district finals will be held at Elida May 26/28.

Coldwater (13-5) was seeded second, while Columbus Grove (13-4) was voted third.

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