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Karen Anita Tharp was a retired nurse

Karen Anita Tharp, 68, of Findlay died, at 9:41 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, surrounded by her family, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center.  

She was born on Oct. 10, 1947, to the late James H. and Catherine (Stanford) Purdum.  On Nov. 5, 1966, she married David C. Tharp and he survives.

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Katherine V. Parkins was retired from Triplett Corp.

Katherine V. Parkins, 97, died 4:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 2016, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. She was born Sept. 3, 1918 in Elk, Wash., to August and Glenna Payne Steegman.  On Aug. 4, 1937, she married William H. Parkins who preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1981. 

Katherine graduated from Liberty Benton High School in 1936.  In 1939, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she took a job at a sewing factory, sewing gowns and costumes for the Hollywood stars while her husband worked at Douglas Aircraft. 

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Talk in a Box creators can get you talking...even if you want to keep quiet

Stanley Scott and Nancy Banman had a "game signing" event Saturday at Book ReViews.

The Bluffton couple has developed a game they call "Talk in a Box." It can be played by from two to eight players.

According to the game creators, Talk in a Box makes good coffee shop talk, picnic talk, pillow talk, road trip talk, inter-generational talk, table talk, retreat talk, and talk just about anywhere people come together.

CLICK HERE for a short video about the game.

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Karen Fredritz turns on the "open" sign for Bluffton Barbers

Note: Two new businesses opened last week in the former Hopscotch Magazine and earlier, Bluffton News office, at 103 N. Main St.  They are Bluffton Barbers, featured here, and Studio Silhouette. Click here for that story. 
 
Karen Fredritz turned on the “open” sign in her barbershop for the first time on Friday.
 

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Studio Silhouette brings new retail options to Main Street

Rachel Davis fulfilled a dream this month by moving her business from her home to Main Street.
 
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Webb obliterates pole vault record with 12-5.5 at ONU

February 6, 2016

Results

ADA, Ohio - The Bluffton Beavers threw down the gauntlet at Ohio Northern University during the Joe Banks Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 6. 

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