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Learn all about making maple syrup on March 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2010 - 10:14am

The maple syrup will soon be running.

Coldren-Crates Funeral Homes will host its Maple Festival 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 13, on the Crates family farm and sugar camp on Hancock County Road 24, Arlington, according to Larry Crates.

The event includes a pancake, sausage and maple syrup breakfast at the farm shop. Wagons pulled by horses and tractors will take visitors back to the camp to see how the syrup is made.

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1-19-10 Brace yourself

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2010 - 9:59am
1-19-10 Brace yourself

REPAIRS UNDERWAY

Work is underway to resolve the roof and structure problems of the building housing Groves Bears. Yesterday the store was closed due to roof problems. Today (Feb. 19) workers are removing snow from the building roof. In addition, braces are in place on two of the outside walls. To view the building photo taken Feb. 18 click here.

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Centre's March 13 murder mystery dinner early-bird tickets now on sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2010 - 8:05am

Early-bird tickets are on sale at reduced prices if purchased before March 1 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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Marie A. Martinson 1921-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2010 - 6:56am

Marie A. Martinson, 89, Bluffton, died Feb. 17, 2010, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born Jan. 26, 1921, to Roy and Gladys Ream Baum. She married Orval A. Martinson on Sept. 3, 1950, and he survives. She retired from the Triplett Corp., Bluffton.

Survivors in addition to her husband are Sharon Kizer, Beaverdam, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceeded in death by two brothers, Charles and Edward Baum, and a sister, Mildred Plumber.

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Mennonite historian topic of Feb. 26 colloquium

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2010 - 6:13pm

Bluffton University will present Assistant Professor of Communications Zachary Walton's colloquium "Enlarging the Vision: The Constitutive Rhetoric of Guy F. Hershberger" at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

Walton's colloquium presentation will be a chapter of his dissertation. Walton is researching the rhetoric of Mennonite history and how the Mennonite community uses stories from their history to reinforce the values and notions of the present day Mennonite community.

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Registration deadline March 10 for university immigration conference

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2010 - 6:10pm

The Bluffton University Pathways to Mission and Vocation project will host a conference on immigration, Beyond Borders: The Role of Immigration in a Global Community, March 19-21, on the Bluffton campus,

Those interested in attending should register soon by contacting Susan Collier at 419-358-3435 or [email protected] for registration information or visit www.bluffton.edu/beyondborders. The registration deadline has been extended to March 10.

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