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Letter: Love the website

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 4:54am

Kathy Housh just told me about this website. I love it. Thanks! It will help me stay in the Bluffton loop between trips home.

Penny Wilch McGinn in Arizona

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2010 baby names from Bluffton Hospital: Meet Mya, Grace, Marie, James and lots of boys starting with "J"

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 4:17am

Imagine yourself at the Bluffton High School commencement for the class of 2028. Chances are good to excellent that there will be several girls named Mya and Grace. There will be several boys with middle names of James (we counted 10) and many first names starting with the letter "J." For example, you'll find Jackson, Jacob, Jonah, Julius, Joshua, Jordan and so on.

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People
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How much is the doggie in the window?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2011 - 11:10pm
How much is the doggie in the window?

Zoey knows the best spot for a nap. The Jack Russell mascot of Diller's Flooring and Interior, 119 N. Main St. often is seen snoozing in the store window area.

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Cost of opening and closing graves at Maple Grove to increase; village currently charges less that it pays for this service

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2011 - 5:54pm

The cost dying will increase in Bluffton on Feb. 1. Bluffton council voted to increase the cost of preparing graves at Maple Grove Cemetery.

The current cost of $350 to open and close a grave with a casket will move to $450. The current cost of $200 to open a close a cremation burial will move to $250. According to Bernie Ludwig, Maple Grove sexton, the village currently pays more than it charges to open and close graves.

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Feb. 24 public library seminar on financial paperwork

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2011 - 1:18pm

Income tax forms, bills and other financial documents can build up quickly. How can one know what to keep and what to throw away?

Bluffton Public Library will be hosting a financial paperwork seminar presented by Julie Bankert, of J. Bankert Bookkeeping, on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The seminar will share tips and tricks to help individuals organize their financial paperwork.

This seminar is free of charge so don't get overwhelmed, get organized.

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15 minutes with Tig Intagliata

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2011 - 12:04pm
Tig, Emily, and Karen Intagliata

You were born in California and have lived in Arizona and probably some other very warm places. How did you end up in Northwest Ohio?

That's where Bluffton University happens to be. I came here for the opportunity to work on the campus, not for the weather or the scenery. If only I could convince the trustees to relocate it to the Southwest...

Where does the nickname "Tig" come from? Does anyone call you Stephen?

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