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I think the Mets are winning

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 5:11pm

As I write this column on Thursday evening (8:55 p.m.) the Mets and Rockies are hitting foul balls about a quarter of a mile to my east. I can see the lights of the field and a bit of the scoreboard from where I sit.

No, I'm not in Bluffton or anywhere even close to the 45817 zip code. I'm not watching the TV screen. Thanks to the World Wide Web, the posting of this column is coming from LaGuardia International Airport, NYC.

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Have garage sale withdrawl? Help's on the way at Friday and Saturday's Bluffton Senior Citizens garage sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 4:33pm

While the SHANNON Service Club officially launched Bluffton's garage sale season earlier this year, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center now takes the season from first base to second.

Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold its spring garage sale Friday and Saturday, April 15-16.

Friday hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A garage sale half-price and clean up takes place on Monday, April 18.

Items include:

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Mennonite Home-McDonald's community Easter egg hunt Saturday 10 a.m. sharp!

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 4:13pm

We predict they'll be snatched up in 15 minutes on less.

The Easter Bunny and some of the McDonald's Restaurant characters will visit youth at this year's community Easter egg hunt.

The egg hunt is at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 16, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St.

Children ages 8 and under are welcome to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their pictures taken with the McDonald's characters.

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Bluffton office of Lutheran Social Services seeks volunteers

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 11:26am

Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio, which has an office in Bluffton, is in need of volunteers to help once or twice a week. The Bluffton office is located in English Lutheran Church, Grove St.

Volunteers greet clients, assist new clients with basic intake paperwork, answer phones, take messages, and provide safety for clients and staff by preventing them from being in the office alone.

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J.D. Yoder advises ONU engineering students in creation of "robotic football players"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 11:09am

An Ohio Northern University team of engineering students advised by Bluffton resident J.D. Yode, have created three robotic football players to compete in the third annual University of Notre Dame robotic football competition on April 15.

As part of their senior capstone project during the 2010-11 academic year, a team of ONU students manufactured robotic players (a quarterback, a center and a wide receiver), with funding from the University of Notre Dame.

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Letter: Former residents Greg and Patti Amstutz seek assistance in Mexico mission project

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2011 - 4:15am

Hola Icon Viewers:

Patti and I are doing well here in Ensenada, Mexico. Can you believe it has been 16 years since Genesis began from a simple yet powerful prayer... your will in my life, Lord. It has been 7 years since we moved to Mexico to serve here as missionaries. We truly miss seeing our family and friends, know that you are all in our hearts.

We are writing to you about a special opportunity that has arisen for Genesis for which we could use your help.

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