Review by Robert McCool
Alice Hoffman's latest chronicle of the remarkable Owens women s “Magic Lessons” (ISBN9781982108847). It completes the enchanting trilogy “Practical Magic (1995) and “The Rules of Magic” (2017) began.
Ms. Hoffman explains the reason she writes most succinctly with a quote from her Aunt Jet, a character in “”The Rules of Magic” - “she opened a book and therefore was saved, discovering that a novel was as great as any spell.”
Bluffton Public Library has you in mind in December. The staff has many holiday-related activities planned. A listing of those follows:
Services Update -The health and safety of our customers and staff at the Bluffton Public Library is a top priority and the library is working hard to keep services available. As of the time of this press release, the library is open for Curbside Pickup only. The library will review services and update as needed so be sure to check blufftonpubliclibrary.org/covid19 for current services updates.
Larry Core, former Bluffton village administrator, is the 2019 Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year.
And, in this usual year of covid-19, he received his award delayed. Don Hostetler presented Core with the award last week.
Core, a life-long Bluffton resident and Bluffton High School graduate, has served in several community project and organizations, both behind the scene and as a major player.
Perhaps his greatest village accomplishment was his untiring devotion to bringing DTR (today SumiRiko Ohio) to the village.
If you path in and out of Bluffton is Columbus Grove Road, there will need to be changes made soon. The Allen County Engineers will close the bridge for repairs for six weeks beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1. During the annual bridge inspection the county discovered some things under the bridge that need repaired. It should be noted that the bridge carries a 5-ton limit, meaning that many semi-trailers should avoid the bridge.
