All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to a Post-prom Planning Meeting on Monday, Jan. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.

Bluffton Public Library's monthly book discussion will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9.

"We'll be exploring the worlds of Italy, India and Indonesia through the eyes of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love," said Leslie Liberato, adult services coordinator. The book discussion will be held at Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Caf'e.

Anyone interested in attending is welcome and a month-to-month commitment is not required. Copies of the book are available at the library.

Former Bluffton resident Evan Herr provided some additional information about the "Red Baby."

#1 cost $50.
#2 had a broken rear axle when purchased.
#3 went to Chev. Amstutz & bought a used one.
#4 work on car was done at C.F. Niswander & Son business Bldg
#5 we put 600/16 tires on car.
#6 interior painted white
#7 many lights
#8 radio

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has set its meeting schedule for 2011. Board meetings will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Riley Room. No meetings will be held in July or December.

Meetings dates are:
Tuesday, January 25;
Tuesday, February 22
Tuesday, March 22
Tuesday, April 26
Tuesday, May 24
Tuesday, June 28
Tuesday, August 23
Tuesday, September 27
Tuesday, October 25, and
Tuesday, November 22.

Bluffton schools Senior Citizens Breakfast are back for the new year. The next breakfast is at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 12, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.

Entertainment for the breakfast will be students in the strings program.

The remainder of the 2010-11 breakfast schedule follows:

Feb. 9 - Ladies First Choir
March 9 - High School Concert Band
April 13 - High School musical
May 11 - High School Jazz Band

The breakfasts are the second Wednesday of each month and are held in the middle school cafetorium.

Bluffton native Paul Soldner, who died Jan. 3, 2011, had extensive obituary published in the Jan. 8, 2011, New York Times. The article's headline follows: Paul Soldner, Who Created Towering Ceramic Sculptures, Is Dead at 89.

To view the New York Times obituary click here.

To read the Bluffton Icon obituary click here.

Bluffton Public Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly. For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org or call 419-358-5016.

All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to a Post-prom Planning Meeting on Monday, Jan. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.

Frozen art

Who says winter is without beauty. Here's a closeup of the frozen shoreline of the National Quarry.

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