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A July month of Tails and Tales

Summer reading program continues at Bluffton Public Library
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 28, 2021 - 1:31pm

Here's the July update on events planned at the Bluffton Public Library.

Bluffton Public Library continues its 2021 Summer Program, “Tails and Tales!” On Beanstack, patrons track their reading and completed activities in order to earn badges and tickets.

Patrons can then enter their tickets online to compete for awesome grand prizes in their age group. Visit blufftonpubliclibrary.beanstack.org or download the Beanstack app free from your app store.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Okuley and Brown at Boys State

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 28, 2021 - 12:57pm

Eli Okuley (left) and Jonah Brown (right), seniors at Bluffton High School in the fall, participated in Ohio American Legion Buckeye Boys State. The event was June 13-20 at Miami University, Oxford. They were sponsored by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382 and the Bluffton Lions Club. Eli is the son of Bruce and Carole Okuley. Jonah is the son of William and Teresa Brown.

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Covid-19: The next threat of the fastest and fittest

COVID-19 has been more deadly in 2021 so far then COVID-19 deaths in 2020
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 28, 2021 - 11:15am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Many may not realize that to date, COVID-19 has been more deadly in 2021 so far then COVID-19 deaths in 2020. 

Why? This is a global statistic and although vaccines have driven down the number of deaths in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, the worldwide burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating.

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A heart-beat from Toyko

Bluffton's own Trevor Bassitt runs on the world's track and field stage
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2021 - 2:36pm

Who would have predicted it?

The 2016 and 2017 Northwest Conference male athlete of the year, from a Division III Ohio school, would record the eighth fasted time in the 2021 U.S. Olympic finals in the 400 men’s hurdle event – 5 spots and a heartbeat away from membership on the U.S. Olympic track and field team?

Not to mention the race winner was a gasp from a world-record set in 1992.

Bluffton’s own Trevor Bassitt, 2017 Bluffton High School student-athlete, is the "who would have predicted it guy."

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Handshake felt all the way from Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2021 - 2:34pm

Trevor Bassitt, 2017 Bluffton High School grad, shakes the hand of Rai Benjamin, winner of the Olympic trials 400m men's hurdles in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for the story.

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A Bluffton connection at the Olympics

Alec Yoder, grandson of Alan and Diann Yoder, joins the men's gymnastics team
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2021 - 1:04pm

Bluffton Olympics followers will have a special athlete to watch and to cheer for when the event unfolds in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug. 8.

Alec Yoder, grandson of Dr. Alan and Diann Yoder of Bluffton, is an official member of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team as he qualified on Saturday.

Alec is the son Mike and Rebecca Yoder of Indianapolis. Mike is a Bluffton HS graduate.

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