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Looking at Bluffton's dromedary in the eye

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 16, 2012 - 9:48am

Once a year a camel appears on the lawn of the Bluffton Post Office. Although the dromedary is better known for desert climes, Bluffton's camel is a Christmas camel. On the home page is a close up of the camel's eye.

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Bluffton Lions hear talk from guide dog instructor

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2012 - 10:17pm

The next Bluffton Lions Club meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 20, at noon at Maple Crest.  The speaker will be Melissa Weaver from Lodestar.  She will present a program about preparing guide dogs for visually-handicapped children ages 10 to 18.   Most programs supply dogs to adults only, so this program is one of a kind.

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Richland Manor plans busy November

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2012 - 12:31pm

Several activities take place this month at Richland Manor.  Here are some of those events:

• Nov 15 - Family night / family pictures with Santa, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
• Nov 17 - Lima craft fair at fairgrounds, 9 p.m.
• Nov 18 - Sunday brunch, 11 - 12:30 p.m.
• Nov 19 - Bowling at Westgate, 10 a.m.
• Nov 21 - Birthday party with Alan Siebert, 2:45 p.m.
• Nov 22 - Thanksgiving celebration, 12 p.m.
• Nov 24 - Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade 5 p.m.
• Nov 30 - Allen county museum christmas tree festival 10 a.m.

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What's for lunch at the school in November?

Posted by Gayle Zimmerman on November 1, 2012 - 11:12pm

November school menus are now posted for Icon viewers.

Attached below are the Bluffton middle school/elementary and high school lunch menus.

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Thanks, Lions; County Road 313 looks a lot cleaner

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 30, 2012 - 10:03pm

From left: Bluffton Lions Joe Sehlhorst, Fred Rodabaugh, Doug Luginbill, Dan Diller, Lowell Hostetler, Ron Lora, Andy Armstrong, Daryl Shields, Morris Groman, Mark Alliman and Dick Ramseyer. Absent from photo are Bluffton Lions Gary Graham and Praveen Vohra.

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Twelve Bluffton Lions Club members picked up litter and other debris  between State Route 235 and County Road 15 along County Road 313 on Oct. 27, according to Dick Ramseyer of the club.

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Bluffton Lions November newsletter now on the Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 26, 2012 - 8:29pm

Bluffton Lions are active in several events in the next few weeks.

On Oct. 27 they will be involved in a roadside clean-up. On Nov. 6, Tom Mazzur will discuss the bike path of Allen County during a Lion lunch meeting. Peace Poster winners to present their winning posters at the meeting.

On Nov. 20  Melissa Weaver from Lodestar, will talk about training seeing-eye dogs for children, during the lunch meeting.

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Tom Mazur Nov. 6 Lions speaker

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2012 - 8:52am

The next Bluffton Lions meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Maple Crest at noon.  The speaker for the program will be Tom Mazur.  He will be discussing the Bike Path of Allen County and will include Bluffton plans. 

Judging for the peace posters by the committee will be held on Oct. 26.  We will then also have our peace poster winners from the Bluffton School attending our club meeting on the 6th . 

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Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group meets in Findaly

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2012 - 8:28am

The Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group meets the second Monday of every month 6:30- 8 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church at 120 West Sandusky Street in Findlay. For more information contact Linda Pollitz at 419 227-9700 or Tracy Steele at 419 889-3448.

The caregiver group is through the Alzheimer's Association.

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MS support group meets in Bluffton Oct. 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2012 - 8:45am

Serono, maker of the Multiple Sclerosis drug Rebif, hosted a meeting Friday evening
in the Bluffton, for persons in the area with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A talk and power point program were presented.

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Lions meet Oct. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2012 - 11:43am

The Bluffton Lions will meet at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the Patio Room of Maple Crest.  The program is a report on the Corvette raffle that took place on Sept. 29.

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