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Lifetime Service Awardee Kathy Carr to speak at Bluffton commencement

Posted by Staff on March 14, 2023 - 6:00am

Kathy (Gaines) Carr, a 1978 Bluffton graduate, long-time educator and community advocate, will address Bluffton University’s 2023 graduating class during the May 6 Commencement ceremony in Sommer Center.

Carr began her career with Fort Wayne Community Schools as a special education teacher in 1978, teaching severe and profoundly mentally handicapped students, moderately mentally handicapped students and students with learning disabilities.  During her 42 years with the district, she continuously took on advanced responsibilities and served as a resource teacher, dean of students, principal, manager of recruitment and hiring, and director of human resources. She earned both a Master of Science in Elementary Education and a Master of Science in Elementary School Administration from Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne.

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Village of Bluffton Income Tax filing information

Posted by Staff on March 14, 2023 - 6:00am

The Village of Bluffton has provided the following guidance on 2022 village income tax returns, including instructions for part-year residents, college students and those who moved in 2022.

It’s income tax filing time again. Below you will find important information in  regards to filing your 2022 Village of Bluffton Income Tax return.

Filing Deadline Date for 2022 Income Tax Returns: TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023

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Regional news
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Chamber breakfast meeting recap for March 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on March 13, 2023 - 11:46am

The March 10 meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce demonstrated the opportunity to network not just with the folks sitting at your table, but to also hear from and reach out to all forty or fifty people in attendance.

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Business
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Chamber mic check

Posted by Paula Scott on March 13, 2023 - 10:55am

At the March 10 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, director Jim Enneking (upper left) passed the mic to a number of speakers including Kori Phipps, director of the Bluffton Child Development Center (top center), Laura Voth, United Way communications coordinator (top right), Erin Walsh Hardesty, director of the United Way of Greater Lima (lower left), Jesse Blackburn, Viilage Administrator (lower center), and Jenny Pilarowski, Ride to Remember volunteer (lower right).

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Bluffton campus has hair salon/barbershop for all hair types

Posted by Staff on March 13, 2023 - 8:27am

The Cuts at Bluffton, a campus hair salon/barbershop for all hair types, is open with styles provided by barbers and stylists from Fresh N Faded in Lima.

Services include cuts, shampooing, line ups, color, conditioning treatments, two-strand twists and retwists, braids and more.

Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJC5u3IMcg8

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Bluffton University
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Beaver softball falls to Edgewood and Benedictine

Posted by Staff on March 13, 2023 - 7:44am

March 15 home opener; game one starts at 3:30 p.m.

By Ethan Stearns, sports information assistant
www.blufftonbeavers.com

AUBURNDALE, Fla.--The Bluffton University softball team finished up its slate of matchups in Florida on Friday, March 10, 2023, coming up short against Edgewood College and Benedictine University out of Illinois. Bluffton closed the week 5-5 as the Beavers prepare to head north.

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