Here's some photos from Jamie Nygaard

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Jamie Nygaard spent some time at the Allen County Fair that closed in late August. She shares these photos of area residents.

• April Dorman won 2nd place for her Chicken Casserole

• Bob Holt and daughter Sarah (Holt) Lehman sheer Sarah's son's sheep

• Jacob and Eli Lehman getting their sheep ready to show

• Keri (Hilty) McCoy gets a Blue ribbon for her carrots

• Rachel (Holt) Terlecky helps her nephew, Eli Lehman clean his sheep

• Rebekah Hoff

• Vickie Hauenstein shows off her 2nd place dress she made

Also recipient of several fair awards

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Eli Okuley, 14, freshman at Bluffton High School, and member of the Bunny
Boosters 4-H Club, received awards at this year's Allen County Junior and Senior Fair. He is the son of Bruce and Carole Okuley of Bluffton.Those awards follow:

• Eli was the 2018 Jr Fair Rabbit King

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The entire Essinger family participated in the Zoom RedHawks Triathlon Festival at Hueston Woods on Aug. 26. This is part of the Ohio triathlon series hosted by Zoom Multisport Racing of Dayton.

Dave and Levin both did the Beginner Triathlon, so that Dave could help Levin through transitions and bike and run, etc.  Levin is a stronger swimmer than Dave.  Beginner Tri was 250 meter swim, 8 mile bike, and 1.5 mile run.

2018 edition of Quiet Diamonds

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Poemsby Sean Lause of Bluffton are included in the 2018 edition of Quiet Diamonds, the annual poetry journal from The Orchard Street Press.

Poems in the anthology were selected from entries to The Orchard Street Press annual poetry contest, a national competition.

Lause is a professor of English at Rhodes State College. He recently released "Wakeful Fathers and Dreaming Sons," an chapbook that deals with fathers and sons and the post-industrial experience in the Lima-Bluffton area.

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The SHANNON Service Club announces the list of supporters of this year's Main Street flag project, according to Duane Bollenbacher, club president.

An attachment at the bottom of this story lists all contributors to this year's project.

Bluffton University student among recipients

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Fifteen non-traditional students will be awarded Lima Rotary Club Certificates acknowledging their scholarship awards for fall 2018 classes. Presentations will be made on Monday, Aug. 27. 

Students are pursuing higher education in Radiographic Imaging, Paralegal, Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical Nursing, Elementary Education and Middle Childhood Education, AS Graphic Design/Web Page Development, BS in Health Care Administration, AA in Medical Office Management, BS in English,  Math Education, BS in Music and Business Management.  

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