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Here's another view of Bluffton from the air. Brion Rhodes took the photo during a hot air balloon ride recently. Click here for a video.

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Bluffton High School students have several events on their pre-school August calendar. The Icon provides the following back-to-school information:

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Several events are scheduled in August for Bluffton elementary students, teachers, staff and parents. Here's the schedule:
Aug. 6-17 - Summer academy
Aug. 24 - Meet the teacher 2 to 3 p.m.
Aug. 27 - First day of school
Aug. 27-29 - KRAL testing by appointment for kindergarteners
Aug. 30 - First day for kindergarten
Sept. 3 - Labor Day - no school

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Bluffton High School band members launch the 2012 marching band season on Monday as band camp begins.
The schedules follows:
Monday through Friday, Aug. 6-10
Pre-camp rehearsal 9 a.m.
Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 6-8
Freshman marching, 1 p.m.
Monday through Friday, Aug. 13-17
Band camp for all members, 7 a.m.
On Friday, Aug. 17, the band will perform for the public at 6 p.m. Following the performance the band will travel to the Allen County Fair for the county band show at 7 p.m.

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The Bluffton EMS responded to 31 calls in July according to Jan. Basinger, EMS chief. The log follows:

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Pauline M. Lutz Hirschler

Pauline M. Lutz Hirschler, 100 of Bluffton died Aug. 2, 2012 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born in Lima on Dec. 20, 1911, to Alarta and Tymah Fay Roush Lutz.
She married Alfred E. Hirschler on June 30, 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1972. They lived most of their married life in Springfield, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia.

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