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Beaverdam-Richland Township fire dept. spaghetti dinner Saturday

Proceeds go toward purchase of new equipment

Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire Department will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 7, at the fire department, 201 W. Main St., Beaverdam.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for youth ages 4 to 10, free for youth 3 and under.

The menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and drink.

Proceeds go to the purchase of new and updated equipment for the department. Tickets are available at the door.

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Emma - a pop musical!

BHS performances Friday-Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14-15

CAST LIST AT BOTTOM OF STORY

Tickets are now on sale for this spring's Bluffton High School musical "Emma! A Pop Musical."

Performances are:
• Friday, April 13,  7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 14,  7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m., with doors opening at 1 p.m.

Reserve seating tickets are available in the Middle School office during achool hours at $8 each. General admission tickets are available at the door with Adults at $4 and students at $2.

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Columbus musician on Town Hall Concert Series Wednesday night

Jim Volk, Columbus musician, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in this month's Town Hall Concert Series, according to Jeff Yoder.

Volk's masterful yet whimsical performances have spellbound audiences of all age groups and backgrounds for three decades. His fiery, melodic hybrid style of picking has incurred countless comparisons to Kottke, Keaggy and Tommy E. His solo release, “Blue Wheels…and Other Guitar Favorites” has drawn much critical acclaim and award nationwide. 

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Citizen of the year dinner tickets available until April 8

Tickets to the Bluffton Lions Club citizen of the year dinner are still available, according to Gene Long of the club.

A dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the third floor meeting room of Bluffton’s Town Hall.

Reservations are required by Sunday, April 8, and may be made by mailing payment of $17 per person to Bluffton Lions, Box 223, Bluffton or by calling Barbara Plaugher 419-204-2242 with payment guaranteed at the door. 

Fred Steiner is this year's honoree.

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Turkey vultures soar at Oakwoods Nature Preserve on April 2

What are those giant dark birds soaring in circles overhead? 

They are turkey vultures—very important, graceful and clean wild residents in our northwest Ohio sky. Find out about these valuable helpers during “Discovery Stories: Turkey Vultures” at the Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center at Oakwoods Nature Preserve on Monday, April 2.

 Hancock Park District’s Katie Mehlow will read a story and play a game to see if you can smell as well as a vulture. 

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John Betts special guest at Wings of Hope reception in Sylvania

John Betts of Bryan and father of David Betts, one of seven people killed in the Bluffton University March 2, 2007, bus crash, is the special guest at Wings of Hope, held later this spring in Sylvania.

Sponsored by the Good Grief of Northwest Ohio, the evening includes a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Sylvania Country Club, 5201 Corey Road, Sylvania.

In the 11 years since the tragedy, Betts has kept the promise he made in the aftermath of the crash: He would do everything he could to keep someone else’s child from suffering a similar fate.

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