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Thursday ticket deadline for The Centre's murder mystery dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2010 - 6:14am

Ticket sales end on Thursday, March 11, for The Centre's murder mystery dinner "Poison Ivy," according to Brenda Gaines of The Centre. The event is Saturday, March 13, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St.

Doors open at 6 p.m., hors d'oeuvres are served at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. A cash bar is available. No tickets are sold at the door.

The menu includes baked steak, home-style beans, buttered corn, chicken victoria, new red potatotes, bread and butter, stuffed shells with marinara, dessert and non-alcoholic drinks.

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Can you believe it! 52 degrees on March 8

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2010 - 5:40am

Suddenly it's March. Bluffton's outdoor thermometers were checked twice to see if they still recorded correct temperatures.

52 degrees on March 7! Suddenly people began to emerge from their homes. The sun came out. Is winter over? Here are the highs and lows of the first eight days of March, reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.


Date High temp Low temp Prec.

March 1 42 25

March 2 32 19 trace

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Regional news
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Register now for annual Bach's Lunch at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2010 - 5:31am

Bluffton University's annual Bach's Lunch will be held at noon on Friday, March 26, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall.

Bluffton University Students will perform a variety of musical selections. This program is open to the public. Individuals are welcome to bring their own lunch or purchase a box lunch for $6.50.

Box lunches must be pre-ordered by March 19. Contact the music department at [email protected] or 419-358-3347 to make reservations.

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Bluffton University
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3-9-10 Abbey Heslep art work

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 10:59pm
3-9-10 Abbey Heslep art work

Black and white and black all over again

Bluffton eighth grader Abbey Heslep created this black and white "modern" art piece this school year. It is one of several works by Bluffton art students on display this month in the Bluffton Public Library.

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Bluffton Boy Scouts celebrate cenetennial, hold Court of Honor

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 5:26pm

By Dr. Darrell Groman

After two snow storm - related postponements, Bluffton Boy Scout Troop #256 held their Court of Honor on Tuesday, February 23rd at 8:00 P.M. The troop, family and friends packed the third floor council chambers at the Town Hall for the 8 o'clock ceremony.

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People
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Book review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster...you never know what will happen next

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 5:03pm

Review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
By Kerry Bush

"The family of Dashwood had been settled in Sussex since before the Alteration, when the waters of the world grew cold and hateful to the sons of man, and darkness moved on the face of the deep."

So begins Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, a book that, like its predecessor Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, takes a classic tale of romance and adds to it the element of monsters.

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