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No wonder the pipes froze; minus 10 on Feb. 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2011 - 5:54am

Only a trace of snow in the past seven days is a relief while temperatures plunged like a bear stock market early in the week only to warm up by Monday. The minus 10 reading is cold, but the record low reading for our community is minus 17 set in 1975

Here's the seven-day weather summary reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer:

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February school board meeting moved to 24th

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2011 - 5:25am

The February Bluffton school board meeting has been rescheduled, according to Paula Parish, school treasurer.

The new meeting date is 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 24, in the elementary media center.

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Knot in time

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2011 - 9:51pm
Knot in time

Dorothy Long works her artistic skill knotting a comforter at First Mennonite Church on Feb. 14. Click here to watch a video of the event.

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Pulled pork dinner tickets on sale until Feb. 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2011 - 6:02pm

The seventh grade class of Bluffton Middle School will host a pulled pork dinner from 4-6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, in the middle school cafetorium.

Eat-in or carry-out will be available. The meal is catered by Roseanne Garmatter and will consist of a pulled pork sandwich, homemade cheesy potatoes, green beans and cookie.

Tickets are $6 and may be purchased from any seventh grade student or in the middle school office. Tickets are available through Feb. 18.

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Child Development Center selling Ada sausage-pancake tickets

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2011 - 5:56pm

The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold its 59th annual Pancake and Sausage Day on Thursday, March 17, at the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St., Ada.

Serving hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The club will serve all-you-can eat pancakes and whole hog sausage.

The cost is $6 each, with children under 10, eating free.
Tickets are available at the Bluffton Child Development Center and in Ada at Liberty-National Bank, Ferguson Insurance Agency, Hanson-Neely Funeral Home and Dr. Mark B. Shull's office.

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Michigan folk singers perform Feb. 26 in Town Hall Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2011 - 5:52pm
Pam Chappell and Andru Bemis

Bluffton hosts two Michigan folk singers for the Town Hall Concert Series at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb 26, in the community room of the town hall, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick.

The provides this information of the performers:

Though Pam and Andru have different styles and come from different generations, their love for Lake Michigan, the little town they share, and music of the people brings them together for this shared show.

Since 2001, Andru Bemis has wandered the ends, edges and in-betweens of North America more times than he can count.

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