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Friends of the Library present a garage saler's dream weekend on May 19-20-21

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2011 - 10:07pm

Bluffton will be abuzz with garage sale activity the weekend of May 19, 20, and 21, when the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library are hosting the third annual Community Garage Sale.

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Bluffton Biking Beavers

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2011 - 9:41pm
Bluffton Biking Beavers

"Bluffton Biking Beavers" From left are Wendell Miller, Everett Collier. Mitch Kingsley and Gary Habegger. Click for details.

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Ten Thousand Villages has Caribbean food booth during arts and crafts festival

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2011 - 9:07pm

Ten Thousand Villages, South Main Street, invites Icon viewers to visit its shop during the Saturday, May 21, arts and crafts festival, says Aphaphanh Nussbaum, store manager.

"Come visit our store during the arts and crafts festival to savor flavors of the Caribbean," she said. "Come sample our coffee and new chocolates, from 10 a.m. until the supplies last. Twenty percent of our sales on Saturday will be donated to the work of Mission Possible in Haiti."

A printer-friendly flyer with details of the event is at the bottom of this story.

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There goes those Bluffton Biking Beavers; Their most recent trip: 50th annual Tour of Scioto River Valley

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2011 - 5:57pm
Gary Habegger in front with Mitch Kingsley following

Four Bluffton University alums, better known as Bluffton Biking Beavers, conquered the 50th annual Tour of Scioto River Valley (TOSRV) earlier this month.

The four bikers are Everett Collier, Mitch Kingley, Wendell Miller all of Bluffton, and Gary Habeger, Bluffton University alum, from Berne, Ind.

This year's 210-mile round-trip tour from Columbus to Portsmouth commemorated the 50th year since 1962 when a father and son decided to make the trip.

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Elizabeth Diller April BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2011 - 5:31pm

Elizabeth Diller, senior, is the Bluffton High School April student of the month. Diller carries a 4.0 grade point average. She is a member of the high school Concert Choir, Show Choir, Band, Math Club, Drama Club, Renaissance Committee, National Honor Society and is an SOS tutor.

In addition, she is a member of the high school girls' tennis team and the summer Bluffton swim team. She has also performed in the District III honors choir. She has taken post-secondary classes at Bluffton University. Elizabeth is a member of the Grace Mennonite, Pandora, youth group.

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BFR invites you to join in Ohio's Healthy Ohio Fitness Day May 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 14, 2011 - 8:22pm

BFR Sports and Fitness invites all community members to join it in Ohio's seventh statewide" Healthy Ohio Fitness Walk," according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.

The fitness walk takes place at BFR Sports & Fitness all day Wednesday, May 18.

"The challenge to all Ohioans is to collectively walk100,000 miles this day! Let's do our part as a community and participate in a 20- minute one-mile walk, to help reach this goal," said Ennneking.

Each participant will receive refreshments and plenty of drinking water.

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