Events

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Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, at First Mennonite Church

Blood Donors Must:
• Be in good general health and feeling well.
• Be at least 17-years-old in most states, or 16-years-old with parental consent if allowed by state law –
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
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The 17th annual Allen County Master Gardeners presents its Art of Gardening seminar Saturday, March 19, at Ohio State University-Lima. The class is held in the Life Science Building from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost for the seminar is $45.

An attachment provides detailed information on the event. 

Contact Gretchen Staley, 407 E. Sycamore St., Columbus Grove, OH 45830 to register.

 

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The second annual Ride to Remember bicycle ride will take place on Saturday, July 16, in Bluffton, Ohio.
 
The bicycle event offers routes for families interested in biking together all the way to a 100-mile route for experienced riders.
 
Ride to Remember offers a 10-mile loop, a 64-mile loop with cutoffs for 13, 17, 24, 50 and 57 miles and a 100-mile course.
 

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Here are area county fair dates for 2016:
• June 20-25 - Putnam, Ottawa
• July 27-Aug. 7 - Ohio State Fair, Columbus
• Aug. 19-27 - Allen, Lima
• Aug. 31- Sept. 5 - Van Wert, Van Wert
• Aug. 31- Sept. 5 - Hancock, Findlay
• Sept. 6-11 - Hardin, Kenton

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SHANNON Service Club, Bluffton, announced dates of its 2016 garage sale during the Friday Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

Duane Bollenbacher of the club said that the community-wide garage sale will be Friday and Saturday, Feb.26- 27, at the Centre.

Watch the Icon for more details.

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Book ReViews will host a book signing for Bluffton author, Scot Ciminillo, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager. 
 
Ciminillo has written three books. His most recent is, "In Thru the Ohio Wilderness: One Man’s (419) Walk," just released.

The book is non-fiction and centers on the author's exepriences of raising a son with Autism Spectrum Disability (ADS), while the author was a student at Bluffton University.

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