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Friends of Library golf scramble registration deadline May 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 8:24pm

There's still time to form a team to enter this summer's Friends of the Bluffton Public Library golf scramble. Team registrations are due by May 25. The event is held at the Bluffton Golf Club on June 4.

To download a flyer on the event open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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May 4 deadline to participate in Friends of the Library garage sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 8:20pm

If ever there was a reason to hold a garage sale in Bluffton, you might seriously consider holding it on May 19-20-21.

The the three-day weekend of the Blufton Public Library's third annual community garage sale. To be listed in the library's publicity you must registered by May 4.

Contact the library for details or download the poster attachment at the bottom of this story.

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"Grand Shannon" this year's number 1 tagged trout

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 5:39pm

Make way for Grand Shannon. The Bluffton Sportsmen's Club 67th annual trout derby, held Sunday, May 1, will honor the village sesquicentennial by naming its number one tagged ground "Grand Shannon."

This year's derby has over $4,000 in cash and prizes on tagged trout.

Icon viewers had a hand in naming this year's fish. The Sportsmen's Club invited The Icon to poll viewers on four suggested names for this year's tag number 1. Icon viewers chose "Grand Shannon."

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BFR offers tennis programs for youth this spring and summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 5:03pm

BFR will offer several youth tennis programs this spring and summer, according to Carole Enneking.

BFF Sports and Fitness offers traditional lessons for youth as well as the newly created USTA Quickstart program.

Limited space for returning players is available in the remaining four-week session of traditional lessons.

Summer programs will include Quickstart program as well as traditional lessons. Quickstart (for ages 6-10 years) blends tennis skills with smaller court play.

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Community choir forming for sesquicentennial worship service

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 4:58pm

A sesquicentennial community choir is organizing for the community worship service planned June 26 in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.

Mark Suderman, music director of First Mennonite Church, will direct the choir. The choir will have two rehearsals. The first is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 15. The second is Friday, June 24, with the time of that rehearsal to be announced.

Rehearsals at in First Mennonite Church. All singers in the community are welcome to participate.

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Presbyterian youth 30-hour famine May 6-7

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2011 - 4:51pm

Members of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church youth group will hold a 30-hour famine May 6-7. This is the sixth year the the youth "go hungry so others may eat."

This year's country focus is Haiti. The youth will raise money for Haiti and also for relief efforts in Japan.

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