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Purple shoes on Main Street are a Relay for Life reminder

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2016 - 12:12pm

Purple shoes on Main Street?

The purple shoes hang on Main Street to remind people that cancer hits all walks of life and all kinds of people, according to Lynda Best of the Bluffton Relay for Life.

This year's Relay is at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, Friday evening, June 24, and continuing into Saturday morning.

"We are having a survivor meal at 5 p.m., Friday, June 24, and ask if there are any survivors who would like to attend the meal  - it's free to survivors," she said.

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Marlin Gerber taking orders for Michigan blueberries - delivery here on July 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2016 - 11:51am

It's blueberry season.

Marlin Gerber is accepting orders for pick up in Bluffton on Saturday, July 9. (Rain date: Monday, July 11)

Here are the details:
Gerber will be at the Houshower House on the Bluffton University campus, (Spring Street between College Avenue and Franklin Street) on Saturday, July 9, between 1 and 2:15 p.m. with 10-pound boxes of fresh Michigan blueberries for $25 each.

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Fall Bluffton Soccer Club signup ends June 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2016 - 9:22am

There's still time to sign up for Bluffton Soccer Club for the fall.

Open online registration is available now and ends on Saturday, June 25. For travel tryouts go to www.blufftonsoccer.com.

The cost per family is $50 for one child, $45 for the second child and $40 for the third. A $25 late fee is charged after June 25 if spots are still available.

 

 

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Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary hosts Father’s Day pulled pork barbecue; tickets required in advance

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 5:35pm

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will host a Father’s Day pulled pork barbeque on Sunday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Harmon Road and Garau Street, Bluffton.

The event will feature a pulled pork meal with two sides prepared by Todd Larson.

Tickets are $8 and are available from any Auxilian or at Bluffton Hospital, the Black Lab or Greg’s Pharmacy. Tickets must be purchased in advanced.

For questions, call 419.423.5342 or email [email protected].

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That's using your head

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:23pm

A hairy woodpecker stops for lunch at the Icon bird feeder. Lunch today is homemade suet in a cage - to keep the blackbirds at bay.

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Alice Basinger on ONU music camp staff

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:14pm

By Monty Siekerman
FROM THE ADA ICON - One hundred music campers arrived on the ONU campus Sunday and will conclude their week of study and practice with concerts on Thursday and Friday in the Freed Center.

Ensemble concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The next evening the full choir, band, and orchestras perform at 8 p.m. The public is invited.

The camp, for students in grades 7-12, draws aspiring musicians from several states and Germany.

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