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Oscar Velasquez offers youth and adult drawing and watercolor courses at library

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 9:37am

Local artist Oscar Velasquez will offer a drawing and watercolor course at Bluffton Public Library for youth and adults.

Youth classes (grade school through junior high) will meet at the library on Wednesdays for five weeks from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 16.

Adult classes will meet at the library for five weeks on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., beginning Feb. 17. No prior experience is necessary.

Students will learn drawing fundamentals and watercolor basics. A $75 course fee covers all supplies, including paper, paint, brushes and instruction.

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Harold E. Amstutz 1927 - 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 9:28am

Harold E. Amstutz, 83, of Bluffton died 2:45 p.m. Jan. 29, 2011 at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born May 25, 1927 in Vaughnsville to William and Marie Miller Amstutz.

On Aug. 5, 1950 he married Lenabell Hawk and she preceded him in death on August 14, 1998. Mr. Amstutz was a farmer. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School and a WWII Army Veteran.

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"I'll take the featured tea please;" The Inn at ONU offers weekly teas in its lobby each Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 8:36am
Dessert and finger sandwiches

Perhaps it's the desserts and finger sandwiches. The assortment tempts you for more than one trip to the buffet table.

Or, it could be the warmth of the fireplace. Add to that a melodic Chopin etude performed in the background on a grand piano.
It is, oh, so relaxed an atmosphere, evident in the several conversations floating around the room.

Then comes the hot tea brewed to your table offering so tempting a flavor on an otherwise cold wintry afternoon in northwest Ohio.

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Sugar Bowl Party Cheeseball

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 6:25am

Recipe shared from the Maple Crest kitchen

Cheeseball
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 T. mayonnaise
1/4 c. minced onions (green stems & all)
1 c. cheddar cheese (medium), softened

1. Mix all ingredients together. Put into refrigerator to chill. Form into ball and roll in chopped pecans or shredded cheese. Cooks.com
*This recipe was used at the Sugar Bowl Party!

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Values passed on - from MMH chaplain

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 6:22am

Note: The following piece was published in the February Maple Crest newsletter. Its author is Bill Herr, chaplain

I found an old picture of my dad standing in front of his Massey-Harris tractor.

He was about the age that I am now. This reminded me of how values transfer fromgeneration to generation. I have, among other things, been a farmer all my life.

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Bluffton eighth graders visit Apollo this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 5:23am

Apollo Career Center will host approximately 1,400 eighth grade students from its 11-member district for Career Samplers, Feb. 2, 3, and 4. Each student will visit three labs for 20 minutes each, and schools will be at Apollo from 9 - 10:25 a.m. or 12:30 - 1:55 p.m.

Samplers are the culmination of career education activities that take place throughout the year at Apollo's member schools. The students select their program tours based on career interest inventories, and then visit those labs for equipment demonstrations and when possible, hands on learning.

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