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More Scattered Strong Thunderstorms
This Afternoon/Evening for AEP Ohio

More strong to severe thunderstorms for AEP East utilities today. A warm, humid air mass continues over the region. A cold front and strong upper level system will initiate thunderstorm development thisafternoon across the entire region.

Here's a long-standing Bluffton plate. It belongs to an amateur radio operator.

Jason Frey, a seminary student at Princeton Theological Seminary, is a summer pastoral intern at First Mennonite Church. He serves in that role until early September, according to Steve Yoder, senior pastor.

Frey is no stranger to Bluffton. He is a 2010 Bluffton University graduate. At Bluffton he majored in religion. He is currently in his second year at Princeton working toward a master's of divinity degree.

Sharon Garmatter of the Bluffton Relay for Life reports on some last-minute activities planned this weekend.

"We are still wanting cake donations for the cake walk. Persons may contact Tracy Steele at 419-358-0155," said Garmatter.

"We are trying something totally different this year ," she added. "We are having a rave on Friday night after the fireworks, approximately 11 p.m. (it may be later if the fireworks are delayed).

"This will be aimed at the teens-early 20s. This is a totally legal rave revved up with music, sugar and caffeine," she said.

The Bluffton Relay for Life has released the dunk tank schedule for Friday, June 24. The list follows:

4:00-4:30 DAVE SYCKS (Bluffton band director)

4:30-5:00 FRED STEINER (Bluffton Icon)

5:00-5:30 BRANDY ALLER (Bluffton High School senior)

5:30-6:00 DAVID YODER (Bluffton High School 2011 graduate)

6:00-6:30 LISA BROWN (Bluffton Arby's)

6:30-7:00 PHILLIP MURPHY (Bluffton Arby's, local musician)

7:00-7:30 RON KOONTZ (Bluffton soccer)

7:30-8:00 DENNIS GALLANT (Rea & Associates, Lima)

Karen Brandt, who coached the Bloomsburg (Pa.) University women's cross country team to the NCAA Division II national championship meet in 2007, has been named as Bluffton University's new head coach of men's and women's cross country and track and field.

The NWO Buckeyes U14 travel baseball team placed 3rd in the Nations Ohio State upper Elite Division baseball tournament this past weekend in Grove City.

The Buckeyes defeated Akron Attack 3-1, Brunswick Blue Sox 4-2, Bowling Green Jr Bobcats 9-8 and lost in the semi-finals to the Rubber City Hit Club 15-3. The Rubber City team was ranked #1 in the nation at the time.

Leading hitters were Ross Adolph (Van Buren), Clay Grubb
(McComb) and Jordan Skilliter (Bluffton) who all hit home runs during the tournament.

Several youth programs are scheduled to begin at BFR in the next few weeks.

Beginning Tennis lessons, using the Quickstart method, and a
youth basketball camp are have deadlines this week.

A Red Cross Training Clinic for Youth Babysitters is scheduled for July 15 with pre-registration due by July 8.

Visit www.relayforlife.org/bluffton for more details on Bluffton's Relay for Life held Friday and Saturday, June 24-25.

One way or another, we are all affected by cancer and raising awareness is crucial to finding a cure. In that spirit, the Bluffton community will host the 2011 American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life" on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25. The event will be held at Bluffton University's Salzman Stadium with the theme, "Birthdays for a Cure."

The public has a rare chance to visit the beautifully restored Breidenbaugh Schoolhouse on, Sunday, June 26 from 4-6 p.m. The open house will be at schoolhouse on the corner of Road 6 and Road M6, near Pandora.

A Girl Scout Troop from Bluffton has been meeting throughout June to learn pioneer survival skills, and they will be sharing the songs, games and activities they have learned with other children or adults who stop by.