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The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora area will hold its February meeting on the topic of roses. The meeting is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.

The guest speaker has been a rosarian since 1952, and has over 300 rose bushes all started from cuttings. The lecture will cover rose propagation from cuttings, planting instructions and care of roses.

The program is open to the public.

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Here's the seven-day report for February from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain Snow
Feb. 1 52 37 0.15
Feb. 2 44 29
Feb. 3 51 25
Feb. 4 35 32 0.49 4.3
Feb. 5 42 24
Feb. 6 47 25

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February is a busy month at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Icon viewers may look at the February calendar of events by clicking here.

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The Richland Manor February newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. The newsletter shows events that have taken place and that are about to be held at the nursing home. To access the newsletter click here.

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Six boys and one girl were born in the past 30 days at Bluffton Hospital. To view photos of these births click here. Details follow:

Jan. 9 - Anderson Paul Blair, son of Kyle and Jessica Blair, Alger, 20 1/2 inches, 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

Jan. 11 - Jaime Junior Garcia III, son of Andrea Gossard and Jaime Garcia, Jr., Fostoria, 20 inches, 7 pounds.

Jan. 16 - Trent Thomas David, son of Travis and Mindy David, Leipsic, 20 1/2 inches, 9 pounds.

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BFR will host a Longest Loser Competition this winter, according to Carole Enneking of BFR.

"The object of the competition is to lose weight slowly for the longest amount of time. Each person will weigh in weekly on the same day and you must lose 0.2 of a pound to stay in the competition," she said.

The competition winner will get a three-month membership to BFR. The fee to enter is $10 for non-member and $5 for members. If you have any questions call 419-358-4150 or email [email protected].

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