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July 24 coffeehouse at First Mennonite includes music, poetry, dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 15, 2016 - 8:39am

A coffeehouse variety show takes place from 4:30-7:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 24, First Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall. 

This “BlauRock Café” will include poetry, music, humor and magic, plus a summer meal featuring local sweet corn. 

Most of the performers are local, but we will also feature a guest trio of Ethan Setiawan, Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Jacob Warren.  

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Worship
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Ada VFW holds car show on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2016 - 5:12pm

The Ada VFW Post 9381 will expand its car show this year after a successful first year. This year’s show is Saturday afternoon, July 16, at the VFW Post, 2147 State Route 235, north of Ada.

Last year's event drew 40 cars and 15 motorcycles.

New this year will be a truck category.

Registration of $10 is from 2 to 4 p.m. Judging is from 4 to 6 p.m. and awards are presented at 6:30 p.m.

Trophies will be awarded for car, bike and truck categories, best of show, people's choice award, participant's award, mayor's choice award.

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Events
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Keep cool at the pool

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2016 - 3:57pm

Bluffton youth know the secret of staying cool on a hot July afternoon. The secret involves water. Here's some shots from the Bluffton Community Swimming pool.

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Food and entertainment part of Saturday's Ride to Remember - you're invited

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2016 - 3:49pm

STILL TIME TO REGISTER TO RIDE -
CHECK OUT THE 10, 23 AND 63 MILE ROUTES AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Here's your invitation to come out to the Bluffton swimming pool on Saturday for some music, and hamburgers off the grill while you watch the bikers come back from their Rides to Remember bike ride.

• The Dough Hook will be grilling hamburgers and MooOink burgers on the grill and will offer a selection side dishes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the pool.

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Regional news
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Bluffton hopes to enter America in Bloom - here's some background

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2016 - 3:26pm

NOTE: Several Bluffton groups are considering entering Bluffton into the America in Bloom judging. Susie Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses is one of the judges in an entry in the contest submitted by Gallipolis, Ohio. Here's a story about the contest.

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Regional news
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A very quiet building - elementary school

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2016 - 1:34pm

The bells ring to announce lunch, period changes and school out for the day - but no students are present to listen.

Here's a view of the Bluffton elementary main hall way this summer as room floors are waxed and everything is in the works to prepare for late August.

Otherwise, it's a pretty quiet building.

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Regional news
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