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Senior Citizens Center has half-price plant sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2010 - 9:18am

The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., is having a half-price plant sale, now until the end of October.

"All plants are half off the marked price. It is a great time to get a nice house plant to clean the air in your house this winter," said Tonya Meyer of the Center.

On The first and third Thursdays of the month, the Senior Center is open until 7 p.m. because of community meals.

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Events
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Bluffton Merchants Band circa 1900

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2010 - 7:40am

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It was not uncommon for communities to have their own bands in the early 1900s. Such is the case for Bluffton. Will Triplett took this photo of the "Bluffton Merchants Band" around 1900.

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Historical Bluffton
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Bluffton cross country girls 2nd of 18 at Fostoria

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2010 - 7:24am
2. Morgan Humphreys, Julie Althaus, and Lydia Guagenti start the race together

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By Hannah Chappell-Dick

The Pirate Cross Country team travelled Saturday to Fostoria: their 4th meet in 10 days. Though some had tired legs, the Bluffton athletes continued to turn up the heat.

The Fostoria course is known best for its hill, known to many as "the wall." A deceivingly flat start to the race takes runners around baseball diamonds and classic Ohio cornfields.

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Sports
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Twin Pirate fans

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2010 - 8:25pm

Brooklyn and Mollie Meyer may be small but they are two of the biggest Pirates fans we know. Just look at the way they wave Pirate flags. The twins, not quite 12 months, watched the BHS-BU homecoming parade with their mom, Heather, and grandparents Guy and Sue Rhodes. The twins live in Ft. Jennings.

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BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2010 - 4:34pm

David Yoder is the September Bluffton High School student of themonth. The senior is the son of Mark and Julie Yoder, 8180 Rockport Road, Bluffton.

He carries a 4.0 grade point average and is a member of several school organizations. These include marching band, concert band, jazz band, pep band, concert choir, show choir, men's chorus, drama club, math club, chess club, Spanish club, SADD, National Honor Society, renaissance committee and the student senate.

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People
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OSU et al

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2010 - 4:28pm

This driver likes Ohio State, Defiance College (?), Bluffton University and the Shawnee Indians. The Icon saw it in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.

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Regional news
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