Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "We Bought A Zoo" (PG) is showing at the theatre from January 6 - 12.

Show times follow:

Each evening at 7:00 and 9:30 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 and 4:00 PM.

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The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2012 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns. The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file as it is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds.

The IRS also announced a number of improvements to help make this tax season easy for taxpayers. This includes new navigation features and helpful information on IRS.gov and a new pilot to allow taxpayers to use interactive video to get help with tax issues.

The Bluffton EMS answered more than 35 calls in December, according to Jan Basinger, chief. His report follows:

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I would like to personally thank those businesses in the Bluffton Village who helped further my dreams of playing professional football at the next level by sponsoring me for the Hansen All-Star Senior Bowl in Virginia Beach, Virginia on January 16th.

Our bird of paradise tropical plant is in full bloom inside this glass house on the Bluffton University campus located on Rosenberger Drive.

The watercolor art of four female artists from Findlay, will be displayed in "Women in Water," an exhibition opening Monday, Jan. 9, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University's Sauder Visual Arts Center.

Continuing through Jan. 28, the exhibit is free and open to the public, as is a reception for the artists from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Tom Hafer, a physical therapist and ordained pastor from Cape Coral, Fla., will discuss "Fitness as a Spiritual Discipline" in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Founders Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

The chorus for Bluffton University's spring Bach Festival will rehearse at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 10, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall on campus. This year's performance will feature Haydn's "Mass in Time of War." Rehearsals will continue until the festival performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The first community meal of 2012 is hosted by St. Mary's Catholic Church. The meal is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The dinner is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Bluffton Inter Church Board.

The menu follows:

Beef vegetable soup
Chicken noodle soup
Ham and bean soup
rolls and butter
cookies and brownies
coffee and punch