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One is a beauty; two are astounding

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2016 - 2:49pm

One pink flowering crabapple tree in the spring is a beauty to behold. Two together are astounding.

Can you locate in your mind the place in Bluffton where you might see these two trees today?

Answer: Between Chiles-Laman Funeral Home and Jon and Mandy Kinn's Main Street residence.

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Iconoclast View
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Ribbon cutting recognizes Fortman Insurance on Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2016 - 1:19pm

Fortman Insurance, 115 N. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 22. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will conduct the ribbon cutting.

The event is in recognition of the company ownership being passed from one generation to the next.

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Business
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Bluffton police have 460 calls for service in March

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2016 - 12:23pm

Bluffton Police Department - Public Docket March 2016
Total Calls for Service -460

March 3
Officers arrested Scott Beach, 43, Bluffton, on an outstanding warrant out of Hancock County.

March 4
A Defiance resident reported child custody/safety issues. 

March 8
Police were called to an E Elm St residence in response to an argument over personal belongings.   

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Clifford Harris 1920-2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2016 - 12:15pm

Clifford Alton Harris, 95, died April 20, 2016, at his residence. Clifford was born May 19, 1920, in Vanlue, Ohio, to Charles and Bertha (Beck) Harris who preceded him in death. On Dec. 30, 1939, he married Thelma Cupp Harris who preceded him in death on May 8, 2009.

Clifford retired from Dana Corporation in Lima.  He was an avid carpenter, was a master craftsman and fisherman.  Clifford was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

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Obituaries
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40% off one item when purchased during Town & Country Flowers Cash Mob

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2016 - 8:49pm

Pass it on – Bluffton Cash Mobs are back - on Thursday.
 
This month's Cash Mob host (Thursday, April 21) is Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St., Bluffton, with cash mob hours from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
 
During cash mob hours the store will offer 40 percent off one item purchased, according to Connie Kruse.
 
In addition, anyone attending the Cash Mob may sign up for a $50 shopping spree at the store. 
 
Town and Country Flowers
121 S. Main St.
419-358-4040

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Business
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Contract night for Bluffton school board

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2016 - 4:45pm

It was contract night on April 18 for the Bluffton school board as many contracts for this spring and for next school year were approved.

Action involved:

• Seventeen certified contracts for 2016-17
• Four classified contracts for 2016-17
• Twenty-nine supplemental contracts for 2016-17

Also, the board approved several Saturday school supervisors and classified employees.

Class fees and handbooks for elementary, middle and high school for 2016-17 were also approved.

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Public Meetings
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