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Special library board meeting March 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2010 - 3:27pm

A special meeting will be held by the Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees at the library on Tuesday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a technology grant.

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After 30 years, Mark Bourassa has an Olympic-sized collection

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2010 - 1:09pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

One of the more prominent items in Mark Bourassa's office is a framed poster announcing the 1986 Olympics in Amsterdam. If you're an Olympics historian, you might remember that Amsterdam lost the bid for those games to Barcelona, making the "bid poster" something of a collectible.

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Sarah Diller university voice recital March 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2010 - 12:39pm

Bluffton University students Sarah Diller (Bluffton), soprano, and Brandon Fullenkamp (Wapakoneta), piano, will perform a junior recital at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby.

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Game review: Sacrifice

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2010 - 12:29pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.
By Andr'e Swartley

Issue #14
Sacrifice
Developer: Shiny Entertainment
Publisher: Interplay
Platform: PC
Rating: M for Mature

Several days ago, gamers all over the world cried out in anguish at the news that the Playstation Portable release of Shiny Entertainment's classic platformer Earthworm Jim had been canceled. I don't know how this will affect the downloadable XBLA, PSN, and Wiiware releases, but I'm guessing the news isn't good on those fronts either.

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Howard Roy Eckenwiler 1944-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2010 - 12:20pm
Howard Eckenwiler

Howard Roy Eckenwiler, 66, Beaverdam, died Feb. 27, 2010, at his residence. He was born Feb. 11, 1944, to Roy and Georgene (Bishop) Eckenwiler. He married Marlene Vorhes in 1991 and she survives.

Mr. Eckenwiler retired from Consolidated Biscuit of McComb. He was a member of the American Legion Post 382, Bluffton. He was a 1962 graduate of Beaverdam High School and was valedictorian of his class.

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A laugh a day

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 27, 2010 - 8:08pm

I married my husband because a.) he made me laugh; b.) he liked to do the dishes, c.) he got a 100 percent approval rating from all four of my brothers and d.) he was as weird as I was.

Okay, so there were other reasons. He was kind of cute. He liked to go shopping. To malls. He was cheaper than I was. And oh yeah, there was that little thing called love.

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