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Icon book review: John Grisham's Camino Winds

This is Grisham's 43rd novel, and continues his very earnest genre writing
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 5:01pm

Review by Robert McCool

Get blown away by the end of hurricane season.

John Grisham scores again.

In Camino Winds (Doubleday ISBN 978-385-5493-8) John Grisham sets his opening during Hurricane Leo, and a questionable death of one of Camino Island's writers.

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BFR fall session 3 starts Monday

Youth and adult program options through Nov. 8
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 3:26pm

Bluffton Family Recreation fall session 3 begins on Monday, Oct. 12, and there is still time to sign-up, according to Daniel Tinch, executive director.

All classes are listed below this story -

The session run until Nov. 8 and includes youth programs, adult league and Group Ex classes.

This fall BFR holds two school break camps. The first is Tuesday, Nov. 24, focusing on “good eats.” The second is Wednesday, Dec. 23, focusing on winter STEM.

Club  BFR offers school-age youth Monday to Friday programming from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

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Spectrum Salon painting their pumpkins pink

Send them a photo of your pink pumpkin and maybe win a prize
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 2:50pm

Do you like to decorate pumpkins?

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Spectrum Salon, 422 N. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a “pink” pumpkin decorating contest.

Mandy Kinn said, “Decorate a pumpkin pink for breast cancer and message it to our Facebook page.”

“We will then hold a contest with all entries. Prizes will be awarded.”

Entries must. Be received by Tuesday, Oct. 20. Voting starts on Oct. 21 and continues through Friday, Oct. 30.

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It's Grove over BHS in 4 close matches

Haelynn Bischoff knocked down 6 kills • Cora Bischoff added 5 kills, 2 blocks
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 2:33pm

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton girls volleyball team lost to Columbus Grove in a tough four-set Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday night.

Bluffton's record dropped to 11-6 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the close defeat. The Pirates won the second set to tie the match 1-1, but then lost the final two games.         

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Art on art

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 1:51pm

Here are two artistic photographic treatments of Bluffton Family Recreation's window of student art. The art is created on Fridays when students "attend" classes at BFR.

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So, you think you know Bluffton - the answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 6:32am

So, you think you know Bluffton - the answer. We could have made this a "guy" question. It's a view from the  teps entering Stoney's Barber Shop on lower Main Street at Vine.

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