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Betty Mumper 1920-2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2011 - 12:29pm
Betty Mumper

Betty Mae Mumper, 90, of Bluffton died at 5:15 a.m. March 3, 2011, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. She was born Oct. 5, 1920 in Hamler to Jess and Wealtha Pacey Bundy. On Oct. 1, 1936 she married Virgil F. Mumper and he preceded her in death on August 12, 1981.

Mrs. Mumper was a homemaker and had worked 13 years at Marimor. She was a member of Riley Creek Baptist Church, Bluffton. She was a member of the Bluffton Senior Citizens and its Golden Swingers Band and had been a member of the Hammond Organ Club.

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Bluffton is ready: 800 more sandbags created

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2011 - 7:38am

FRIDAY 1 P.M. UPDATE: Three hundred additional sand bags are being created as this story is being posted. With the estimated 500 bags made on Thursday and today's 300 bags, in all 1,800 sandbags have been made since Fe. 27.

Most of the bags are already distributed and in place. Now comes the difficult part: waiting out the weather.

THURSDAY 10:30 P.M. UPDATE: Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. on Friday morning at the EMS garage at the corner of Washington and Thurman streets, according to Rick Skillier, Bluffton police chief.

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Regional news
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Art concentration

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2011 - 6:48pm
Art concentration

Oscar Velasquez instructs a youth art class after school at the library. Students in the photo from left are Lilly Shadle and Sierra Ribley. To view a video click here.

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For art's sake

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2011 - 6:39pm
For art's sake

Oscar Velasquez instructs area youth in a weekly art class after school at the public library. To view a video of the class click here.

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Bluffton Lions honor Jerry and Lori Lewis as citizens of the year at March 29 banquet

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2011 - 6:36pm
Lori and Jerry Lewis

Jerry and Lori Lewis join a long list of Bluffton residents recognized over the years by the Bluffton Lions Club. This week the couple received the title of Citizens of the Year by the Lions Club. The annual award dates back to the early 1980s.

A banquet honoring the couple is planned for 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, in the Patio Room of Maple Crest. The event is open to the public. Persons interested in attending need to make reservations by Friday, March 18, to either Vanessa Greer, Lions president (419-369-4721) or Daryl Shields, Lions program chair (419-358-0810).

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People
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Jane Austen movie festival at the public library

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2011 - 4:59pm

Jane Austen fans are invited to participate in a weekly series of movies at the Bluffton Public Library in March and early April. Each movie is shows at 1:30 p.m.

The movie schedule follows:
March 1 - Sense and Sensibility
March 8 - Northanger Abbey
March 15 - Mansfield Park
March 22 - Pride and Prejudice
March 29 - Emma
April 5 - Persuasion

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