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Fall festival at Bethel UMC, Mt. Cory, on Sunday

Chicken barbecue and trunk or treat on Oct. 29
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 11:47am

On Sunday Oct. 23, , the Mount Cory United Methodist Church will hold a fall festival, open to the public, at the Bethel United Methodist Church, 201
W. Washington St., Mount Cory.

The festival is from 1 to 4 p.m. and includes  games, Romick train rides prizes, petting zoo, friendly clowns and much more.

Chicken barbecue Oct. 29
A chicken barbecue will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
at the Bethel Family Life Center.  Meals are $8 and include, one-half chicken,
au gratin potatoes, applesauce, roll and dessert. 

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Worship
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The three sides of Joan Bauman

Missionary, teacher, businesswoman
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 11:29am

We knew three sides of Joan Bauman:
• teacher at Cory-Rawson for 30 years
• owner of a Bluffton bed and breakfast
• a person with an international view

For those 30 school years at Cory-Rawson, students knew “Mrs. Bauman” as the teacher whose room was in the top right corner of the old Rawson school.

As a third grade teacher, former students describe her in glowing terms:

“my all-time favorite teacher,” “phenomenal,” “a teacher with a big heart,” and “larger than life.”

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Iconoclast View
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Three "booms" and the power went out

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 9:57am

Here's the reason that power in the center of Bluffton is out. A pole behind Bluffton High School exploded this morning. The outage affects businesses on the west side of Main Street, Bluffton schools and power customers inside of Grove, Lawn, Elm and Main. MORE PHOTOS BELOW.

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Power pole at high school explodes

Center of Bluffton without power this morning
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 9:52am

It was the sound of three “booms” and then the lights went out, at approximately 9 a.m.

MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEO BELOW -

A center section of Bluffton is without electrical power this morning. The outage covers the area between Main, Grove, Lawn and Elm. The two largest areas affected are all businesses on the west side of Main Street and the Bluffton elementary, middle and high school.

The stoplight at the intersection of Main and Cherry is also out of power.

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Regional news
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Unseasonably warm, but who is complaining?

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on October 20, 2016 - 6:00am

Temperatures in the past week have been unseasonably warm, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

In the past seven days the “lowest” high degree was 61 on Oct. 13.

Meanwhile, the lowest temperature seemed more seasonable at 42 on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15.

The attachment to this story lists daily weather temperatures so far in October.

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Regional news
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Watershed group annual meeting Nov. 10

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on October 20, 2016 - 6:00am

The annual meeting of the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) is Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Hancock Ag. Center, 7868 County Road 140, Findlay.

A continental breakfast will be served at 7 a.m. with the meeting portion starting at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will conclude by 9 a.m. A RSVP is required for breakfast only; please respond to [email protected] or call Phil Martin, Watershed Coordinator at 419.422.6487.

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Regional news
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