Raymond Victory arrived at Bluffton's annual trout derby at 8:15 a.m. - much later than usual, but still nearly six hours before the 2 p.m. starter's gun would sound. He was carrying two poles - one with which to fish, the other to lay on the ground to stake off his three-foot section on the quarry's bank.
As the derby began, Victory announced to those nearby: "That guy (the number one tagged trout) is in this area. One of us will catch him." Victory was joking, but just 15 minutes later, that joke turned into reality.
Citizens National Bank recently announced an improved business bill payment product available to all its online business customers.
Provided through CheckFree, a leader in the bill payment industry, the service provides the time-saving benefit and convenience of paying all bills from one website. Business customers may now pay anyone onlline that they currently pay by check.
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Prince of Persia
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Rating: T for Teen
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The Beaverdam High School class of 1960 held its 50th reunion on May 1. Members attending, from left,Sandra (Lewis) Horne, Marilyn (Weaver) Hanthorn, Jim Lewis, Richard Armstrong, Tom Bassitt, Rodney Habegger,Gary Crawfis, Garry Crawford, Gary Herr, Virginia (Williams) Gladwell, Karen (Hutchinson) Fisher, Gaylee (Hochstettler) Larson, Rita (Palte) Plaugher, Carole (Parkins) Stechschulte, Bernadine (Mullett) Burkholder, Mary (Lugibihl) Ream, and David Ream.The 1960 Mercury Monterey is owned by Bill McClain, Beaverdam.
May is the month where we see weekend tributes to mothers and veterans, but it also celebrates something that is a little less known. Every second Saturday in May marks World Fair Trade Day, which will land on the 8th this year.
Ten Thousand Villages, one of Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs biggest fair trade shops, will be celebrating World Fair Trade Day, and throughout the whole month, by offering free coffee samples on Saturdays throughout May.
May is the month where we see weekend tributes to mothers and veterans, but it also celebrates something that is a little less known. Every second Saturday in May marks World Fair Trade Day, which will land on the 8th this year.
Ten Thousand Villages, one of Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs biggest fair trade shops, will be celebrating World Fair Trade Day, and throughout the whole month, by offering free coffee samples on Saturdays throughout May.
Bluffton has much to celebrate this coming World Fair Trade Day on Saturday, May 8.
Bluffton is the first town in Ohio to become a Fair Trade Certified Town. During the weekend, at the Bluffton Farmer's Market, the fair trade booth will offering a sampling of fair trade food items while supplies last.
Bluffton meets the requirements of the Fair Trade Federation because there are a number of businesses in town who use and sell fair trade items.
Raymond Victory of Rawson is a lifetime fisherman, but May 2 was the best fishing day he ever had. He caught tagged trout number 1 at the 2010 Bluffton Sportmen's Club fishing derby. The trout is worth over $1,000. He caught the fish on the north bank of the Buckeye.
