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By Ibrahim Khansa, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

*Through a collaboration between Blanchard Valley Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the content of this article was provided courtesy of Nationwide’s 700 Children’s® blog by pediatric experts.

Bluffton women's soccer kicks off year one with Coach Hammon

The Bluffton University women's soccer team is excited to kick off the Zach Hammon era when the Beavers hit the pitch this fall. Kevin Gregory led the women for four years before heading home to Texas when he was named the head coach at Austin College. Bluffton returns all of its goal scoring and it will look to take advantage of improved depth and experience in 2022.

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Elementary class lists go up August 12

Bluffton Elementary School principal Ben Thiel plans to post class lists for the 2022-2023 school year on the afternoon of Friday, August 12.

The lists will be posted on the front doors of the elementary school at 102 S Jackson St.

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Aug. 12 Perseid meteor shower viewing opportunity

UPDATED: The date and time were initially missing in this article.

A Perseid meteor shower viewing opportunity will be hosted at 9:00 p.m. on August 12 at Kendrick Woods park, 971 N. Defiance Trail, Spencerville, with members of the Lima Astronomical Society providing assistance and information.

The Perseid Meteor Shower viewing is weather dependent.

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Bluffton netters sweep Wildcats

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School blanked Kenton 5-0 in girls tennis play Thursday afternoon, August 11, at the Ohio Northern University courts in Ada.

The lopsided win upped the Pirate record to 1-1-1 this season.

The Pirate girls won all 10 sets and dropped just seven of 67 games in the match.

Juniors Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch each rolled to victory by the score of 6-2, 6-0 at first and second singles, respectively.

Freshman Hannah Nieman cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win at third singles.

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Pool days winding up

Let this Jamie Nygaard photo at National Night Out serve as a reminder of the pool weather of summer '22. This week temperatures and attendance haven't been so hot. The last day of the season for the Bluffton Community Pool is August 20. 

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