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Southgate Lanes now booking grad parties

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2010 - 9:58am

Is there a member of the class of 2010 in your home? Southgate Lanes of Bluffton has an offer you may want to consider when planning that party for the grad. For the first-time ever, Southgate is making itself available for graduation parties. Click here for details.

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Cottonwood Jam String Band performs May 14 in town hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2010 - 5:14pm
Cottonwood Jam String Band

An old-time dance with the Cottonwood Jam String Band will take place at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 14, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.

According to Wendy Chappell-Dick of the village cultural affairs committee, "We will bring together four musicians from the greater Toledo area, the Cottonwood Jam String Band to play a blend of traditional old time, folk and bluegrass music for contra dances. Admission is by donation."

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Hazardous waste collection May 8

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 6, 2010 - 5:54am

The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District's household hazardous waste collection day is Saturday, May 8. The collection takes place at the Allen County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is usually held in the late summer but was moved up this year.

Two items not accepted this year are tires and latex paint.

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National Kiddie Tractor Pull comes to Bluffton in June

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2010 - 2:43pm

A National KiddieTractor Pull is part of this year's Hometown Amerifest, planned in Bluffton in late June.

Amerifest is sponsored by Bluffton Lions Foundation, Bluffton-Pandora Rotary Club and Relay for Life. It is a weekend that combines the Festival of Wheels, Freedom Festival and Cancer Walk.

The kiddie tractor pull is open to youth ages 3 to 10 and will take place Saturday, June 26. Registration is from 1 to 2 p.m. on Vine Street, Bluffton. The tractor pull begins at 2 p.m.

The "pull" is sponsored by the Bluffton Lions Foundation and an anonymous donor.

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Bluffton celebrates World Fair Trade Day May 8

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2010 - 5:04pm

Bluffton has much to celebrate this coming World Fair Trade Day on Saturday, May 8.

Bluffton is the first town in Ohio to become a Fair Trade Certified Town. During the weekend, at the Bluffton Farmer's Market, the fair trade booth will offering a sampling of fair trade food items while supplies last.

Bluffton meets the requirements of the Fair Trade Federation because there are a number of businesses in town who use and sell fair trade items.

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Senior Center celebrates Older American Month

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 30, 2010 - 6:01pm

May is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, as it celebrates Older Americans Month. Here are some of the activites planned:

May 1 - American Girl tea, 2-4 p.m.

May 5 - Blood pressure clinic, 10 a.m. - noon

May 6 - Life Line screening, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

May 10 - Monthly dinner meeting, catered by Pandora Lifters, 6 p.m.

May 13 - Bus trip to Creation Museum, departs 7:30 a.m.

May 27 - Mystery trip, departs 6:30 a.m.

Other activities:

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