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There's one University of Toledo plate in Bluffton. It belongs to Ron Lora.

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David Voth receives Congressional Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy

The 61-member Congressional Victim Rights Caucus awarded David Voth of Bluffton, the 2010 Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy. He received the honor at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Awards are selected from across the nation, and honorees must be nominated by their Congressional representative. A summary of the nomination presented by Congressman Jim Jordan, Ohio 4th District, reads:

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Community dinners May 6 and May 20

Two community meals sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association are planned in May at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center.

Both are Thursday meals. On May 6, the meal will be catered by the Bluffton Presbyterian Church. On May 22 the meal will be catered by the Bluffton St. John's United Church of Christ.

Both dinners begin at 6 p.m. Donations are accepted and all proceeds go to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program food pantry.

The dinners are open to anyone in the community.

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Senior Center celebrates Older American Month

May is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, as it celebrates Older Americans Month. Here are some of the activites planned:

May 1 - American Girl tea, 2-4 p.m.

May 5 - Blood pressure clinic, 10 a.m. - noon

May 6 - Life Line screening, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

May 10 - Monthly dinner meeting, catered by Pandora Lifters, 6 p.m.

May 13 - Bus trip to Creation Museum, departs 7:30 a.m.

May 27 - Mystery trip, departs 6:30 a.m.

Other activities:

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BHS concert band spring performance May 7

The Bluffton High School concert band will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 7, in the middle school cafetorium

According to Dave Sycks, director, the band will play a selection of marches, its contest literature, and some "poppish" type tunes, including a medley of West Side Story songs, Strike Up the Band, and the theme from the 1970s movie, The Wind and the Lion.

The concert is open to the public.

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