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Post office, Bluffton Icon, Senior Center on Santa's payroll

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 6:00pm

The Bluffton Post Office, The Bluffton Icon and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center have signed on the with fat guy in the red suit this month. Youngsters of any age many write letters to Santa. A special mail box for the letters is located in the lobby of the Bluffton Post Office. The Icon will publish the letters. If a name and return address is printed on the letter, the elves at the Senior Citizens Center will send a reply to the writer. Letters will appear in the "Young Citizens" folder on The Icon.

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An egg citing license plate

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 5:29pm
EGG LADY

Okay, this one shouldn't be too difficult. Name a rural egg producer between Bluffton, Columbus Grove and Pandora. If you guessed "Moser" you are on the right track on this plate.

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Raymond Spangler 1917-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 1:13pm
Raymond Spangler

Raymond Francis Spangler, 92, of Bluffton, died Nov. 27, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla.

He was born Nov. 5, 1917, to Glen and Anna McKelvogue Spangler in Des Moines, Iowa. On Nov. 22, 1953, he married Marcene Ransbottom and she survives.

He had worked at the Triplett Corp., Bluffton. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, was a 32nd degree Mason and a 50-year member of the Bluffton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Dayton, and the Bluffton Senior Citizens. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bliss College, Columbus.

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Gloria Geisheimer 1951-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 1:04pm
Gloria Geisheimer

Gloria Jane Geisheimer of Bluffton died, on Nov. 28, 2009. She was born Aug. 28, 1951 in Lima, Ohio, to Lowell and Marjorie Standeford, of Ottawa, Ohio. She married Kurt Geisheimer on June 24, 1972 and he survives.

She was a graduate of Ottawa-Glandorf High School in 1969 and attended her 40th High School Reunion in the summer of 2009. She attended Bowling Green State University.

Her final days were spent using her faith in Jesus Christ as an instrument to witness during her care for breast cancer, which took her life.

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Obituaries
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Dec. 12 music marathon at Common Grounds

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 4:58am

Common Grounds coffee shop will hold a music marathon on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Getting Grounded: A live music marathon with several area musicians will take place from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12. The marathon will raise support and awareness for Drugs Bring Death.

Santa Claus will greet youth on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Both events are open to the public.

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Bluffton 4-year-old wins national contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 29, 2009 - 5:51pm
The pictures of Hannah are her standing beside the art station she bought with her prize money. (Angela Green photo)

By Angela Green, BGSU intern

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