January 2010

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We caught this plate in front of the Shannon Theatre during an afternoon movie matinee. Is it the driver's birth date, or is it a zip code from the west coast?

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TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.
By Andr'e Swartley

Issue #7
Final Fantasy IX
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Platform: Playstation 1
Rating: T for Teen

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"Where's Tom, Dick or Mary?" I thought to myself.

Don't know where they are; but do know where they aren't. They are not on the list baby names of 2009 from the Bluffton Hospital.

It doesn't really matter that they aren't there. It's simply an observation that times change and names go with the times. While some of the names on the "born in 2009" list seem foreign to our ears, allow me to share some really foreign names.

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Norma Zimmerly

Norma Zimmerly, 79, of Bluffton, Ohio, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at 6:45 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born March 31, 1930, in Lima, Ohio, to Elmus and Laura (Hefner) Klapp. On May 26, 1951, she married Ken Zimmerly and he died April 2, 1997.

She was a homemaker and had worked in the kitchen at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was a member of the Plesant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, Harmony Circle and the Mother's Club.

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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY MORNING AT JEANNE'S KITCHEN

A new women's networking organization hopes to establish roots in Bluffton this week. Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) will hold an organizational meeting at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in Jeanne's Kitchen, 112 Vine St., according to Linda Everhardt-Kardux, president of WEN.

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It was fun while it lasted. The 2009 Bluffton holiday season. Launched with the Blaze of Lights and one of the largest parades ever to grace Main Street, it offered some great holiday lights and more.

It's over on Jan. 9. That's when the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee's team of loyal volunteers remove the Ream folk art display from the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.

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We've searched for this one

We've knew this one existed, but never had a camera on us when we spotted it, until now. BRAUEN K translates to Kathy Brauen.

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Forget the ice and snow. Think spring. A fruit tree pruning and spraying program will be offered at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Bluffton Public Library.

The program is sponsored by the Gardners of the Bluffton Pandora Area (formerly Bluffton Men's Garden Club). The program is part of the club's January meeting.

A master gardeners, attending the meeting, will share their knowledge with the group. Members will also bring new seed catalogs to disucss good and bad points about various companys.

The program is open to the public.

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Ebenezer Mennonite Church will host a series of programs from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.

The programs are from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesday and Sunday evenings beginning the week of Jan. 17. In addition two preview showings are Sunday, Jan. 10, (9 a.m.) and Wednesday, Jan. 13, (7 p.m).

Financial Peace University is a 13-week, video based small group study that teaches families how to beat debt, build wealth and give "like never before."

The program is free and open to the public. Dave Ramsey's Peace University web site is daveramsey.com.

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