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If that's a Studebaker on Main Street then it must be time for Festival of Wheels

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2013 - 5:30pm

Hudsons, Edsels, Oldsmobiles, Plymouths, Studebakers, Nash Ramblers. Sounds like an automobile graveyard. Could be, and those extinct vehicles return to life one day each year in Bluffton. Friday, June 14, is the day.

Main Street Bluffton will be the scene of the 46th annual Bluffton Festival of Wheels Cruise-In. It is a program of the Bluffton Lions Club and should be a couple hundred museum pieces on wheels to Bluffton. According to Dennis Morrison, chair of the event, you'll even see some antique fire trucks and tractors.

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James Gay, Beaverdam, was Korean War vet

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2013 - 5:05pm

James W. Gay, 78 died at 3:10 a.m. June 13, 2013, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. He was born Sept. 3, 1934 in Lima to the late William J. and Nellie (Hariff) Gay. 

On Nov. 10, 1956 he married Dorothy Lou Rice and she survives.

Mr. Gay retired from Bluffton Precast and then worked at Wal-Mart, Lima. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.

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Ashley Fields ONU graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2013 - 10:10pm

Ashley B. Fields, daughter of Robert Fields, Bluffton, and Amie Stratton also of Bluffton, recently graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Northern University.  She received the Bachelor of Science in nursing.

On campus, Fields was active in the ONU chapter of the National Student Nursing Association. Fields is a graduate of Bluffton High School.

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Bluffton team Tri-County champs

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2013 - 10:06pm

On Saturday, this Bluffton 11-13 year old fastpitch softball team took first place in the Tri-County Tournament.  They also took first place in the Tri-County Fastpitch League going undefeated this season.

Front row:  Morgan and Hannah
2nd row:  Libby, Kylee, Mara, Kaitlyn, Zoe, Grace
3rd row: Aimee, Katie, Alivia, Averey, Kaitlyn, Sydney

The coaching staff is not pictured: Steve Ritter, Ryan Koenig, Brad Prater, Mike Minnig and Allison Schaadt.

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BVHS Associate Barbara Plaugher named Ohio Health Care Worker of the Year

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2013 - 5:30pm

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) associate Barbara Plaugher received the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award at the annual OHA Recognition Dinner held June 11. Earlier this year she was named Blanchard Valley Health Systems Associate of the Year.

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Swim lesson registration underway at pool; lessons start June 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2013 - 5:00pm

It’s that time of year to cool off in the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Here’s some quick facts about the pool, swim lessons, special closing dates and benefits for season pass holders.

Pool Hours:
Mondays to Fridays – 1 to 8 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays – 1 to 8 p.m.

Registration for swim lessons is underway now. The lesson schedules follows:

Session I
June 17-28
11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

Session II
July 8-July 19
11:15-11:45 a.m.

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