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BFR offers December performance-training for youth

Bluffton Family Recreation offers two performance-training programs of eight sessions each in December lead by Jared Krout, BFR sports coordinator.

A Developmental Program, for youth ages 12 to 14, offers an introduction to performance training and adds a sport-specific component. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.

Here are BFR's Thanksgiving week hours

Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, announces its Thanksgiving week hours of operation, according to Joseph Beagle, director.

Monday, Nov. 23 – 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24 – 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 25 – 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
     (no evening open gym)
Thursday, Nov. 26 – Closed
Friday, Nov. 27 – 1 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29 – 1 to 7 p.m.

Not your typical wedding pose

It's not your typical wedding photo - but who say your wedding photo must be typical?

The wedding photograph is of Richard and Windi (Warren) Kohli of Lima, who were married this past August. Windi is a 2009 graduate of Bluffton High School.

The photograph is by Elysian Fields Photography, LLC, owned by Kerry Bush, a Bluffton portrait photographer.

She is available for a variety of photos ranging from weddings, senior pictures, family portraits, engagements, and pets to whatever photographic needs are required.

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Randy Cox named administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home, under construction

FROM ADA ICON - Randy Cox of Bluffton has been named administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home, which is now under construction across from the Ada school and slated to open in February.

Cox has a long history in the nursing home business starting at an early age when his parents owned a nursing home in Ottawa.

He has worked in nursing homes in Virginia, Lima and a Vancrest facility in Holgate.

The 56,000-square-foot Ada facility, located on 18 acres, will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units.

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Handel's ‘Messiah’ 120th rendition soloists announced

Bluffton University’s music department has announced the soloists for its 120th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Founders Hall. Soloists are Kate Merryman, soprano; Lianna Wimberly Williams, mezzo-soprano; James Flora, tenor; and Weilong Tao, baritone.

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