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Global Weekend set at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 5:18pm

Film, food and entertainment are planned for Global Weekend at Bluffton University on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5.

The weekend will begin Friday with a 7:30 p.m. screening of the 1997 Italian film "La vita `e bella (Life is Beautiful)" in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall. Academy Awards went to the film as Best Foreign Language Film and to its star, director and co-writer Roberto Benigni as Best Actor.

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Youth book sale on February library calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 5:16pm

The Bluffton Public Library Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will kick off Library Lovers Month with a youth book sale Feb. 7-11. More than 1,000 "slightly or very loved" children's and teen books will be available by donation during regular library hours. "The library has had many book sales in the past which mostly consisted of books for adults," said Youth Services Coordinator, Rikki Steingass. "I think it's wonderful that this is the first book sale to focus on materials for youth because they love books just as much as grown-ups!"

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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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