April 2014

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NEWS FROM JEANNE:
We are working on some new ideas and will be opening a few evenings during the week. We also have a Hungarian meal coming up in the middle of May with a guest chef from Hungary to prepare the meal.

Our Italian festival is also being planned and will be advertised soon.

LUNCH SPECIALS, April 29-May 2

TUESDAY
Chicken noodle soup
Stuffed peppers with side salad
Turkey Reuben
Swiss steak with mashed potatoes

WEDNESDAY
Turkey meatball soup
Fresh fish platter
Black bean and chicken wrap

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Bluffton University announces May Day and commencement activities May 1 to May 4.    Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise. The events follow:

May 1

May Day Musical: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7:30 p.m., Founders Hall. Tickets, $13 for reserved seats and $5 for general-admission bleacher seats, are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or in person from 2-4 p.m. weekdays at the Sommer Center box office.

May 2

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The Shannon Service Club of Bluffton is again inviting you to help decorate the Main Street of Bluffton with American flags flying in the wind. These bright red, white and blue pennants have already added a touch of colorful decor to our Bluffton Community this spring.

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Can you believe it: 9,132 hours of volunteer time donated to Bluffton Hospital in 2013. 

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary held its annual volunteer recognition banquet April 28 at The Centre of Bluffton. More than 50 volunteers were recognized for their hours of service to the hospital.

During the event, the Auxiliary presented Bluffton Hospital with an $18,000 check. The funds were raised throughout 2013 through gift shop sales, vending machine sales, the annual Colorama bowling fundraiser and other fundraisers.

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The last Wednesday afternoon of the month is becoming a popular time to shop in Bluffton. It is the monthly Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's cash mob time.

Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St., Bluffton, is the April Bluffton cash mob host business.

During cash mob hours of 3:30 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, everything in Town and Country Flowers is 40 percent off, according to Connie Kruse of the flower shop.

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Maple Crest residents have activities going on every day in May. The May activities calendar is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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The National Day of Prayer will be observed at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church in the Crossroads Ministry Center, 8905 Columbus Grove Rd., Bluffton.

Those who will be participating include:

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Students from Krysti’s Music Studio will be participating in a duet recital at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. The recital will be held at Rockport United Methodist Church, 5505 Rockport Road, Columbus Grove.

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Viewers of this column understand I really like to dunk things I bake in coffee (or milk). And, in my opinion, biscotti was made for dunking.

After developing a hankering for this toast-like cookie with a long shape, I priced a box in the grocery and decided to make my own for lots less the cost. This assumption was correct. It’s inexpensive to make and one recipe produces lots more than the small box on the grocery shelf.

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Once upon a time there was a Future Business Leaders of America Club at Bluffton High School. Here’s a photo of the members during the 1966-67 school year.

Front from left: Becky Hanthorn, Kathy Burkholder, Sue Amstutz, Jayne Herr, Sue Bassitt, Cheryl Ingalls, Connie Drummelsmith, Sandy Fisher, Mary Jane Dunlap.

Second row from left: Connie Montgomery, Mary Beemer, Gloria Dunlap, Judy Westrick, Lee Ann Bender, Vickie Ferrall, Linda Kahle, Ann Augsburger, Kathy Kirtland.

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