Katherine Borst Jones, founder of The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, will present master class sessions for flute students and instructors as part of Bluffton University's Flute Day, Thursday, Feb. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Participants should bring their flutes for the hour long sessions, the first of which will open the Flute Day program at 2 p.m. Students will have the chance to perform and receive feedback from Jones, a professor of flute at Ohio State who formed the troupe in 1985.

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced a change in its meeting schedule for February 2012. The board meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Riley Board Room of the library at 145 South Main St., Bluffton.

Board meetings are open to the public.

The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold its 60th annual Pancake and Sausage Day on Thursday, March 15, at the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St., Ada. Serving hours will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The club will be serving all-you-can eat pancakes and whole hog sausage. The cost is $6 each, with children under 10, eating free.

Valentine season

There were lots of Valentine treats in Cupid's Cupboard on Saturday at the St. John's United Church of Christ's Valentine's Day event.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

I lose things. Constantly. Sometimes I find them, sometimes not. Sometimes I replace the lost item and find the old one months later. I find some comfort in realizing that this is not a new (i.e. older-age) problem. It's been ongoing since childhood.

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Saturday Morning Junior League
Scores bowled on: Feb.4
Boys High Game
Brady Basinger 211
Tyler Snyder 189
Kyle Kirkendall 178

Girls High Game
Arielle O'Neal 104
Molly McCracken 90
Ashleigh King 87

Boys High Series (2 Games)
Tyler Snyder 368
Brady Basinger 352
Malik Wilson 316

Girls High Series (2 games)
Arielle O'Neal 201
Ashleigh King 173
Molly McCracken 153

Here's a license plate from south of the Ohio River. The Icon spotted this Kentucky plate in the Bluffton Hospital parking lot last week.

It's another certain sign of spring - the SHANNON Service Club's community garage sale and chicken barbecue take place at the end of this month.

Garage sale Feb. 24-25

The commuity garage sale is Friday, Saturday, Feb 24-25. It's the ninth annual sale. Hour are Friday, Feb. 24, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The event is at The Centre, 601 N. Main Street. Parking is free and admission is just $1. Based upon previous events, the sale traditionally attracts from 30 to 35 vendors.

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