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AARP driver safety program offered here March 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2010 - 1:56pm

AARP will offer a Driver Safety Program at the Bluffton Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, according to Tonya Meyer.

The program is the first and most recognized comprehensive nationwide course designed for older drivers. The course material is based on information gained through research to determine what is needed by this age group to update driver knowledge and skills.

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Everything you wanted to know about starting seeds indoors

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2010 - 1:41pm

The Gardeners of Buffton/Pandora Area next meeting is Tuesday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the Bluffton Public Library. The topics will be starting seed indoors for spring planting, and winter squash - easy to grow, easy to keep over winter. The program is open to the public.

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BCE hosts free QuickBooks seminar March 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2010 - 1:19pm

QuickBooks and other bookkeeping software will be the subject of a free seminar hosted by Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs. The seminar is at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, in Centennial Hall Room 113, at Bluffton University, according to John Bauer, BCE director.

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Ron Lora: Charles Darwin witnessed the 1835 Chilean earthquake

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2010 - 12:52pm

By Ron Lora

Saturday's earthquake in Chile is linked directly to the earthquake that Charles Darwin witnessed 175 years ago at the same geological fault. He was the sole scientist on H.M.S. Beagle, whose mission it was to complete a survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, and map the shores of Chile, Peru, and certain islands in the Pacific.

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Was there ever an Old Blue 1?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2010 - 2:22am

OLD BLU 2 is, naturally, on a blue vehicle. We wonder if there was once an Old Blue 1. We spotted this plate in the Bren Dell parking lot.

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Regional news
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A view of the east side of Main circa 1906

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 1, 2010 - 4:52pm
Main Street circa 1907

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We recently showed you the west side of Main Street at the turn of an earlier century. Now we show you the east side from the same era. In this view, the photographer was standing in front of what today is Citizens National Bank, looking toward the town hall.

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Historical Bluffton
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