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Teens read 41,231 pages this summer - according to Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 8:43pm

The Bluffton Public Library congratulates those who participated in Summer Reading 2014.

There were 261 children, 46 teens, and 78 adults who signed up for the program. There were a total of 40 programs during June and July with a total attendance of 687.  

The teens read a combined total of 41,231 pages. Library staff members wish to thank the  patrons, community members and business who sponsored, donated time and gifts, and supported the library.

 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Drive Time Driving Instruction offers "Get 'r Done" class in November

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 8:30pm

Drive Time Driving Instruction, Bluffton, offers a "Get 'r Done," driving class, which meets Nov. 2-6 and 8.

Give Drive Time Driving Instruction a week and you can finish your driver's ed classroom training.

Offered in Bluffton and in Findlay
 
  Nov. 2, 12:30 - 4:45 p.m.
  Nov. 3-6, 5 - 9:15 p.m.
  Nov. 8, 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

For more details, open the website. A link is below.

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Business
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My serve

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 6:59pm

Matthew McCoy, a senior accounting major from Archbold, Ohio, serves the ball during a tennis match on Bluffton University's campus tennis courts. (Photo by Caitlin Nearhood, taken in a Bluffton University photojournalism class.)

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Ada Flea Market has someone for everyone

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 6:41pm

There’s a song by Arlo Guthrie “You Can Get Anything You Want At Alice’s Restaurant.”
While, no relation to Arlo, Ada’s Gus Guthrie’s Ada Flea Market is sort of like Alice’s Restaurant.

VIEW THE PHOTOS BY CLICKING HERE.

Gus says that there’s something for everyone at Ada Flea Market. Located at 111 N. Main St., Ada, the market is open Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Business
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Anne Stratton guest speaker at Heirloom Antique Club Oct. 7

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 4:25pm

Icon viewers are invited to an open meeting of the Heirloom Antique Club at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Bluffton town hall.

Anne Stratton, speaker and antique appraiser, will talk about the Confederate prisoners of the Civil War camp on Johnson's Island, Marblehead, Ohio.

Persons attending are also invited to bring one or two antiques for an appraisal. Please RSVP to Jo Edwards at 419-358-8341 or Sheila Niswander at 419-358-0394. Feel free to leave a recorded messages.

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Events
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Volunteers needed Nov. 8 to set up Ream display

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2014 - 4:21pm

Terry Mullenhour, chair of the Bluffton cultural affairs committee, invites any interested resident to help place the Ream holiday folk art display pieces on the Presbyterian Church lawn next month.

The set up is Saturday morning, Nov. 8. Mullenhours said volunteers can bring hammers and screwdrivers and be ready to help place the pieces in the yard for the 2014 Blaze of Lights season.

Persons wanting to volunteer may contact her at: terry&[email protected]

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