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JAMPD recommends: 11 apps for nature lovers

Posted by Paula Scott on December 14, 2023 - 6:00am

From Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District on Facebook:

Wondering how to strike a balance between screen time and outdoor fun for your kids?

Exciting news – we've got some awesome suggestions that make use of technology to inspire outdoor adventures!

Download your favorite app from this list and let's turn those digital moments into nature-packed memories! Let us know which one you're going to try!

Birds

  • AUDUBON BIRD GUIDE
  • SONG SLEUTH BIRD SONG ANALYZER
  • RAPTOR ID
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December 2023 worship services schedule

Posted by Staff on December 13, 2023 - 1:47pm

The following December 2023 worship services have been announced by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association:

Bluffton First Methodist Church

Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Service 6:30 p.m.

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Worship
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December 12 field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers 

Posted by Staff on December 13, 2023 - 7:10am

Anyone observing illegal activity can call the TIP hotline at 1-800-POACHER (1-800-762-2437) and make an anonymous report. 

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two 

In October, State Wildlife Officer Ryan Burke, assigned to Hancock County, and State Wildlife Officer Matt D. Smith, assigned to Huron County, patrolled Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area during the early white-tailed deer gun hunting season. The officers noticed a parked vehicle with gun cases in the cab. They contacted the hunter, who had harvested a doe, and discovered the hunter had purchased a deer management permit after the harvest. The hunter was issued a summons for attaching or using a tag on a deer that was taken before the permit was purchased. The defendant paid $170 in fines and court costs in Upper Sandusky Municipal Court. 

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Business
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First novel published by local author Taylor Starnes

Posted by Staff on December 13, 2023 - 6:58am

Taylor Starnes is a Bluffton area stay at home mom with two daughters and 10 years of experience as a short story writer. In November 2023 she released the novel Hard Chargin' Love on Amazon.com. 

Starnes plans to make this the first installment in a 3-part series. Amazon says that the author “takes classic romance and gives it her own unique zing.”

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People
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Letter from the family of Elijah Jones

Posted by Staff on December 13, 2023 - 6:14am

From the family of Elijah Jones:

On May 29, 2007, our family received the most wonderful gift in Eli, but that gift wasn’t ours to keep. We are certain that on December 5, 2023, Eli went home to be with God. We believe that Eli’s great faith is being used for great things in Heaven. His light will be missed, and he will live forever in our hearts.

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Letters
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Janice P. Shafer worked for Triplett Corporation

Posted by Staff on December 12, 2023 - 2:20pm

Janice P. Shafer, 91, passed away December 11, 2023 at the Manor of Greendale, Findlay. Janice was born March 13, 1932 in Williamstown, Ohio to the late Orville and Ocie (Hermon) Shafer.  

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Obituaries
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