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Bluffton's Motter Metro Park in bloom

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 6:00am

By Paula Scott

The Motter Metro Park in Bluffton, one of 15 Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District locations with pathways to explore, has a deceptively modest entrance and description. With 1.5 miles of trail, you might expect a hike with naturalist Dan Hodges to be a brief jaunt. And perhaps you've never pulled off at the entrance at 10740 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road.

But for those who visited the park on a summer evening in July–in the company of a naturalist and other park enthusiasts–it proved to be a leisurely, flower-filled treat.

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Jacomet’s Martial Arts to hold ribbon cutting ceremony

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Jacomet’s Martial Arts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28. The event will take place at Jacomet’s Martial Arts dojo, 121 S. Main Street (lower level).

The business, which is owned by Tony Jacomet, runs its core program, Gen Yuan Kempo, September through May with multiple classes that group students by age and skill level–from ages as young as 5 through adults.

There is also an age 7-adult family/group evening class, offering busy families an alternative time slot, and an opportunity for parents to train alongside their children.

This year the program is expanding to offer teen/adult classes in Tai Chi, Jiu Jitsu and Yoga.

Classes offer detailed instruction with an emphasis on safe training and learning practical skills. 

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Posted by Paula Scott on July 26, 2023 - 2:47pm

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Obituary for Helen Lim Pannabecker

Posted by Staff on July 26, 2023 - 11:05am

Helen Lim Pannabecker passed away on May 29, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona after a two and one-half year battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her husband Thomas Pannabecker and daughter Kendra Pannabecker, and by several siblings and many nieces and nephews. She was born in Samarinda, Borneo to Chong An Lim and Wat Koey Kwee. Helen was the second youngest of six children: Pao Lim (Woodland Hills), Mei Lian Lim (deceased), Nancy Koerniawidjaja (deceased), Jane Budidharma (Toronto) and Rose Lim (St. Louis). She grew up primarily in the city of Malang on the island of Java, Indonesia. In later years the family moved to Jakarta.

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July Discovery Days winning ticket numbers

Posted by Staff on July 26, 2023 - 10:45am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the following winning tickets from the July Discovery Days "Bluffton Bucks" prize drawing and a redraw for June:

First Prize – 611244

Second Prize – 611122

Third Prize – 831536

Redraw June Third Prize - 611583

 

Prizes can be picked up at the Bluffton Public Library after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.  Prizes must be picked up before August 25, 2023.

These ticket numbers will be posted on the classifieds page until August 25.

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Motter hike provides a snapshot of prairie habitat

Posted by Paula Scott on July 26, 2023 - 6:57am

The July 25 evening hike with naturalist Dan Hodges of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District revealed a bloom-filled prairie habitat that has been carefully developed on former farmland. Stay tuned for an Icon feature on the event.

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