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Get out the swim trunks - Bluffton Community Swimming Pool open Memorial Day weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2012 - 6:56pm

Get out the swim trunks. The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool will be open Memorial Day weekend: Saturday through Monday- weather permitting (and it looks like it will).

It will then open for the season on Thursday, May 31. The hours are Monday through Friday: 1-5 p.m., Lap Swim 5-6 p.m., open 6-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-6 p.m.

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12 days without rain

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2012 - 6:43pm

Here's the seven-day report for May from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain
May 15 82 51
May 16 71 52
May 17 70 43
May 18 81 44
May 19 87 52
May 20 87 59
May 21 82 60

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Chad Cupples speaker at May 28 Memorial Day observation; parade at 9 a.m.

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2012 - 6:22pm

Bluffton will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 28. The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will lead a parade from the town hall to Maple Grove Cemetery. Chad Cupples of Bluffton is this year's speaker.

The parade will start at 9 a.m. Persons interested in participating should be at the town hall at 8:45 a.m.

The Bluffton American Legion Post honor guard will lead the parade
followed by the Bluffton High School band.

"We ask that all citizens to please remove their caps to show respect for the American flag," said Dennis Morrison of the Legion Post.

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Apollo student-built house going up for auction in June

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2012 - 5:38pm

Apollo Career Center Carpentry and Construction and Equipment Technology classes are putting the finishing touches on Apollo's student-built house.

Open houses will be held June 3, from 1-3 p.m. The stone and vinyl ranch is is located on a wooded lot in Cridersville at 723 Briarwood. The interior includes three bedrooms, two full baths, Granite countertops and custom cabinets. It will be offered at public auction Saturday, June 23, at 10 a.m.

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Bridge Hospice hosting Camp S.T.A.R.

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2012 - 12:58pm

Bridge Hospice Bereavement Services, Findlay, will be hosting its annual bereavement camp for children, Camp S.T.A.R., June 11-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend Park in Findlay.

Camp S.T.A.R., which stands for Special Times Always Remembered, is a four-day bereavement camp for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Campers participate in fun, traditional camp activities combined with grief and loss education. Together, campers realize they are not alone with some of the questions and feeling they have been facing.

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Bluffton athletic physicals for next year underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2012 - 7:13am

Bluffton students interested in participating in sports next year can have their physicals taken starting today from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Today's physicals are for grades 10 through 12.

High school seniors are encouraged to arrive by 4:15 p.m. Eleventh graders by 5 p.m. and tenth graders by 5:45 p.m.

Boys' physicals will take place at the Bluffton Medical Center, 161 Garau St. in the Woodruff offices.

Girls' physicals will take place at Bluffton Physicians, 132 Garau St. in Dr. Shelly's office.

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