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Blaze dinner benefits Bluffton couple

Proceeds used to assist with van payments for Tyler and Laura From
Posted by LizGH on November 15, 2019 - 2:00pm

Bluffton Presbyterian Church will host the Blaze of Lights homemade soup and sandwich dinner on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

The menu will include three homemade soups ham and bean, chicken noodle and potato), hot dogs, shredded chicken sandwiches, chips, desserts and drinks. 

The dinner will be held in the basement fellowship hall of the church, corner of Main and Cherry Streets in downtown Bluffton, the site of the Blaze of Lights display.  No tickets or reservations are needed.

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Don't leave town on Saturday, Nov. 30

It's Blaze of Lights and Shop Small Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 1:29pm

Make certain you are in Bluffton on Saturday, Nov. 30. It's the 33rd annual Blaze of Lights and Shop Small Saturday in Bluffton. Here's the schedule, provided by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Regional news
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Mary Kay Weis was a retired Bluffton postal employee

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 10:47am

Mary Kay Weis, 62, of Ottawa, died 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at her residence.  She was born May 25, 1957, in Lima to the late Thomas and Ruth (Inkrott) Ellerbrock.  On May 9, 1981, she married Bill Weis and he survives in Ottawa.

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Obituaries
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I-75 work at Findlay affects traffic pattern

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 10:02am

Work on Interstate 75 will affect traffic patterns soon, according to ODOT.

Interstate 75 will experience a traffic switch as additional traffic is added to the southbound side overnight Friday, Nov. 15, into the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 16. The shift is expected to begin after 9 p.m. and is expected to minimally affect traffic.

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Regional news
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Donald Burkholder was retired from Reichenbach Lumber

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 7:42am

Donald "Don" H. Burkholder, 87, died Nov. 13, 2019, at 10:46 p.m. at Willow Ridge - Frieda House, surrounded by his family. 

Don was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Bluffton, to Hiram and Martha (Augsburger) Burkholder who both preceded him in death. On Oct. 8, 1954, he married Dorothy (Hardwick) Burkholder who survives in Bluffton.  

Don graduated from Bluffton High School in 1950. He was a sergeant in the United States army and served as a medic in the Korean War.

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Obituaries
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Digital strategist, entrepreneur university speaker

Posted by Icon K on November 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Alaina Shearer, a seasoned speaker and professional change maker, will share her personal and professional journey toward positive social change at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19,  in Yoder Recital Hall. 

In Shearer’s professional journey, she quickly realized after graduation that extreme sexism and gender discrimination were rampant in her chosen industry - broadcast journalism and then, again, in her second career path: advertising. In 2016, Shearer realized this wasn’t sustainable and founded her own company – Women in Digital (now Together Digital).

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Bluffton University
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