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Pandora summer library events

Posted by Staff on June 20, 2022 - 12:04pm

Join the Pandora branch of the Putnam County District Library for the following summer programs:

  • Storytimes at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, July 11-28.
  • Bilingual Storytimes on Facebook and YouTube at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. July 12 (Cows! / ¡Las vacas!)  |  July 26  (Turtles! / ¡Las tortugas!)
  • PCDL Family Fun Shark Party at 11 a.m. on July 19
  • Big Splash Ending at 11 am. on July 26
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Lion and Lamb plans focus on university students teaching peace

Posted by Staff on June 20, 2022 - 6:47am

Bluffton University has announced its plans for continuing programs at the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center, which will build on new experiential learning opportunities that connect university students with teaching peace starting in fall 2022.

An advisory committee met in fall 2021 to learn about the Lion and Lamb’s important work and make recommendations about the next steps for the center.

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Bluffton University
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Time warp: 54th annual Festival of Wheels photo-story

Posted by Paula Scott on June 20, 2022 - 5:25am

Photos by Paula Scott and Levi Sutkay

Antique, classic and modern cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors took center stage in downtown Bluffton on Friday, June 17 during the 54th Bluffton Festival of Wheels. There were 190 entries in the show, making it one of the largest events in recent memory.

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Sardines win home swim meet vs. Van Wert

Posted by Paula Scott on June 19, 2022 - 7:14am

With power restored following severe storms that occurred after Monday night's meet, the Bluffton Sardines hosted the Van Wert YMCA Marlins in Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) competition on Thursday, June 16.

The Sardines won the combined event with a score of 929-199 and won the boys and girls meets.

Top Bluffton swimmers with four first place finishes in individual competition were Roman Shank, Camden Verb and Riley Verb. Swimmers with three first place finishes were Madelyn Agner, Ethan Roby and Madelyn Sterret.

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Book Review: Two Gabriel Du Pre' novels by Peter Bowen

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2022 - 6:00am

By Robert McCool, Icon columnist

Welcome to the new Old West and a colorful cowboy and sometime deputy.

Life in Toussaint, Montana is all but disappeared. The Me'tis Indian people cling to their old ways while outsiders move into the area by the Wolf Mountains and bring their own problems to the town of five hundred survivors in this modern world.

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2021 Bluffton Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2022 - 6:00am

The Village of Bluffton has posted the annual report on water quality. which was announced on recent water bills.

The report below is available on the village website and as a PDF file.

Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2021

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