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Maple Crest elders bring out their hobbies

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2013 - 6:37pm

LOTS OF PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Post cards, quilts, paintings, cast-iron toys, sock monkeys and lots more hobbies were displayed and shared by 25 Maple Crest elders during its July 23 biennial hobby show.

New to this year’s show were “works in progress” by three residents – Genevieve Fast knitted a scarf, Joanne Niswander took stitches in her latest needlepoint piece, and Carl Wolf demonstrated the art of coloring a mandala. 

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Lightning Bug Theatre - for the entire family - Thursday night on Vine Street

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2013 - 6:06pm

Remember drive in movies? Well, they are gone, but the next best thing is Lightning Bug Theatre and it's coming to Bluffton on Thursday, July 25.

Jerry Lewis’ McDonald's and Superior Federal Credit Union will provide a free "Lighting Bug Theatre" in Bluffton. 

A Disney Pixar movie (G) will be shown on Vine Street at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.).  Click here for the name of the movie.

Vine will be blocked off from Main to the alley behind the businesses.

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Hobby show chuckle

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2013 - 5:54pm

Evelyn Luginbuhl, Gregg Luginbuhl and Tim Byers have a laugh with John Murray at the Maple Crest elders hobby show. Murray showed his collection of Bluffton photos. One of the photos included Murray as Santa Claus with a very young Gregg Luginbuhl on his lap.

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That's why it's called bee balm

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 23, 2013 - 6:23pm

A bumble bee spends some time on bee balm, a July flower in bloom in many Bluffton gardens.

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You've seen Bluffton's post office mural - did you know Ada has one also?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 23, 2013 - 6:18pm

By Reema Bazzy
OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO VIEW ENLARGEMENTS OF THE MURAL

Note: You are familiar with the Bluffton post office mural. Did you know a similar mural is in the Ada post office? Here's a story with photos of that mural, originally posted in Ada Icon. Watch for a story this summer on the Blufton PO mural.

What do Ada, Ohio, and abstract expressionism have in common?

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Hospital Auxiliary basket raffle underway through July 29

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 23, 2013 - 5:26pm

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORY.

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a basket raffle now through Monday, July 29, with all the proceeds benefiting the Northwest Ohio Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

The Auxiliary will raffle off 20 baskets and these are all on display in the front lobby of the Bluffton Hospital. The baskets retail in value from $50 to $320. Tickets are $1 per chance.  Some of the items include Cincinnati Reds Tickets, Columbus Crew tickets, area gift cards, pampering baskets, and different themed baskets.

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