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BFR will sponsor a volleyball developmental skills league for girls ingrades 4, 5 and 6 this spring, according to Carole Enneking.

Players for any area school may register individually and will be placed on mixed-age teams for this league. Teams will practice one night per week and matches will be held on Saturdays . One match per team will be scheduled on Saturday, April 21 through May 19.

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The 2012 Bluffton University Baseball team and coaching staff want to share appreciation to the stylists of the Curling Iron in Bluffton.

On Wednesday, Feb. 29, they shut their shop down during the lunch hour to come to campus and help us with our BaseBALD event for St. Baldrick's Foundation.

St. Baldrick's invests in childhood cancer research. Our team raised more than $8,000 for St. Baldrick's and on Feb. 29, we concluded our fundraising and awareness campaign by shaving our heads in support of children who have or have had cancer.

Eye on you

The "eye" may have it, but what famous artist does this eye belong? It looks familiar, doesn't it? Think a moment then click here for the rest of the story. The eye is an enlargement of a group grid project by Bluffton seventh graders in Nicole Anderson's art class.

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Historically low mortgage interest rates have prompted many homeowners to think seriously about refinancing, but there's a lot you need to consider before filling out a loan application.

Start by determining why you want to refinance. Is it primarily to reduce your monthly payments?

Injuries and accidents, hospitalization, serious illness, life-changing emergenies...are you prepared to handle life's unexpected obstacles?

Beyond Budgeting (www.gobeyondbudgeting.com) will host a workshop "Leaving a Love Legacy," from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, in Room 9-10 at Shawnee Alliance Church, Lima, according to Beth Boehr, of Beyond Budgeting, 119 Vine St., Bluffton.

Tribe players battle for open outfield spot

By Evan Skilliter

Spring training is finally underway.

I had the privilege to get the first spring training experience of my life this week at the ESPN Wide World of Sports' Champion Stadium near Orlando, Florida, where the Atlanta Braves played the Washington Nationals.

It was a day I will never forget, an early reintroduction to the best sport in the world. The sights, sounds, and smells of baseball were tickling my senses once again, after a long winter of anticipation.

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