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Barbara M. Gardiner, 92, died Aug. 9, 2013, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born Sept. 14, 1920, in Putnam County to the late William G. and Eve (Deitler) Carr.  On May 11, 1946 she married John L. Gardiner and he died March 9, 2004 Barbara was a homemaker. 

Survivors include a son, Peter Gardiner, of Port Orchard, Wash.; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and a sister, Pauline Bibler of Pandora. 

She was preceded in death by a son, David L. Gardiner; two sisters, Mary Jane Lugibihl, Marjorie Zuercher; and a brother David Carr.

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A small bee explores the inside of a morning glory bloom on an August morning on a Bluffton backyard vine.

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Rachel Yoder and Anna Crisp share a great moment in Saturday's Bluffton High School alumni soccer game. Click here for lots more game photos. (Mark Yoder photo)

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Bluffton council will consider action on Monday to develop a plan to renovation the Shannon Cemetery on Jefferson Street.

As the oldest cemetery in the village, it has fallen into disrepair over the recent decades. Richard Boehr approached the village with a plan to renovation the property. His proposal is to create a park on the land.

The cemetery action is one of several items on Monday’s council agenda. The complete agenda is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Officers of the Bluffton Elementary PTO for 2013-14 have been named. Those officers follow:

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The Reineke's black cat isn't afraid of sitting underneath an elephant - ear that is. This year's elephant ear plant of Sam and Janette grew, and grew, and just kept growing according to Janette. It's in their back yard on South Main Street.

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