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Saturday is a parade-watcher's dream

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2009 - 5:40am

It will be a Bluffton parade-watcher's dream on Saturday.

This year's Blaze of Lights parade on Saturday, Nov. 28, will be one of the largest ever to travel Bluffton's Main Street, according to Junior Weihrauch, parade chairperson.

Over 60 are registered. That translates to a 40+ minute parade.

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$1,700+ raised; 306 pounds of food collected

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2009 - 5:23am

Bluffton University's student-led Family and Consumer Science Association (FCSA) held their annual Filling the CUP spaghetti dinner Friday, Nov. 6, at First Mennonite Church.

The donations collected upon admission supported the Churches United Pantry (CUP) located in Lima, Ohio, which serves between 700 and 1,000 residents of Lima each month.

This year's CUP dinner raised more than $1,700 in donations and 306 pounds of food; far surpassing the goal of $1,200 and 150 pounds of food.

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Time with Corrie Ten Boom Dec. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2009 - 5:18am

Susan Sandager will present Time with Corrie Ten Boom, Tuesday, Dec. 1, as part of Bluffton University's weekly Forum series. The presentation will be at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall. Time with Corrie Ten Boom is a drama based on a Christian woman who hid Jews in her home during World War II. The event is free and open to the public.

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Friesen conducts drama workshop

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2009 - 5:14am

Melissa Friesen, associate professor of theatre and communication, will present "Drama Techniques for Classroom and Civic Dialogue: A Participatory Workshop," at 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in Kreider Room in Marbeck Center, as part of Bluffton University's Friday Colloquium Series. The event is free and open to the public. Please note the change in location.

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Next Bluffton blood drive Dec. 3

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2009 - 6:29pm

First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, will host an American Red Cross blood drive in December.

The drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at the church. Persons wanting more information may go to www.givelife.org or call Karen Jantzi, Blood Services Director for Allen County at 419-227-5121.

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Cutting out the middle man

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2009 - 6:24pm

By Jason Cox

Find more articles by Jason Cox on his blog at www.stingyfriend.wordpress.com

The Internet has re-invented how we live in many ways - we send and receive mail instantly, we can read our news without the risk of a paper cut, and now we can borrow and lend money directly to each other.

While this may not be a novel idea (you still owe me $5, Jim), it is a novel idea to make peer to peer lending easy, legal, and with relatively low risk.

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