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Lots of field trips and special program take place during the final full week of the school year. Here's the Bluffton elementary schedule for next week:

May 27 - Second grade - edible landfill
May 29 - First grade - Buckeye park, 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
May 30 - Fourth grade - Imagination Station
May 30 - Second grade - (Fry and Parker) Clymer Museum and Pandora Park
May 30 - Fifth grade - JDC Tour and DARE party-Edgewood Skating, 9:15 a.m.-2:40 p.m.
May 30 - Kindergarten - Community Safety Day - BFR at 8:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

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Kenneth R. Adams, 86 of Ottawa, died May 23, 2014, at the Meadows at Putnam Acres, Ottawa.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Bluffton Community Preschool is now accepting enrollment for the 2014-15 program year, according to Shelly Matijevich, director. Classes are for preschool youth ages 3 to 5. Classes are held in First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St., Bluffton. 

Several helpful attachments, including a preschool brochure, are printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton fifth grader Rebekah Hoff jumps rope too many times to count during the elementary field day at Harmon Field on May 22.

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It's a "Bark for Life." Your dog can now get in to the act at Bluffton's Relay for Life on Saturday morning, June 21.

The event is at the Bluffton University football field, Augsburger Road entrance. Here's how it works, according to Lynda Best:

Dog registrations take place from 7 to 8 a.m. For a fee of $10 anyone may walk a dog on the track from 7:30 to 9 a.m.

"The bark for life is a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society," said Best.

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The Dough Hook, 117 S. Main St., Bluffton, has the following special offers now through May 28, according to Marlena Ballinger, owner.

• Virginia Ham, $3.49 per pound
• American Cheese, $3.99 per pound (pre-sliced)
• Colby Cheese, $4.59 per pound
• Tavern Turkey, $4.79 per pound.

Watch for The Dough Hook's Wednesday lunches this summer offering hamburgers, cheeseburgers and brats.

 

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