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Community VBS planning meeting March 23

This summer's VBS program will be hosted by Bluffton Presbyterian Church July 19-23, from 6-8 p.m. The curriculum will be Bible Blast from the Past.

Volunteers from seven local churches will ​​work together to provide this free  program to the community: Presbyterian, St. Mary's Catholic, English Lutheran, Emmanuel UCC, St. Johns UCC, First Mennonite, First Methodist.

A planning meeting is set for Mon. March 23 at 7 p.m.at the Presbyterian Church, Main Street.

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They're back! and they always return between March 10 and March 15

Lima has the Bean as its mascot, so why not turn an ackward situation into a, well, a tourist attraction?

The buzzards are back in town. Lynn Nowak spotted them hanging out on Garmatter Street on March 10 and provided this photo. Since then lots of sighting have taken place.

We've observed these big, black guys in town every spring since 2001.Their appearance in town coincides with buzzards returning to Hinkley, Ohio, each March 15. Our hunch is that one of the flights to Hinkley in 2001 took a wrong turn ending here. 

The rest is history.

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Lima author has March 28 book signing at Book Reviews

A first-time author will have a book signing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., accoding to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.

Mary Suzanne Hofmann of Lima will sign copies of her book "From Diapers to Diapers: A Journey through Life."

Walton said, "Everyone has a story to tell about their journey through life. Mary Suzanne Hofmann started writing down stories for her grandchildren, as seen in early chapters, “There has to be a beginning… and this is it” and ends with, “Takin’ the train to heaven.”

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Smith's Realty Professionals announce listing at 584 Birch

Smith's Realty Professionals, 147 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces a new residential listing. It is at 584 Birch, Riverbend.

The listing price is $389,900 for the three-bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom residence. For additional information on the listing open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton is Bicycle Capital of Ohio on June 21 - lots of volunteers are needed to make it happen

The largest single-day event in Bluffton this summer is Sunday, June 21.

That's the day when Bluffton becomes the Bicycle Capital of Ohio. The community will be visited by 2,500+ bikers and families on this year's Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure tour (GOBA).

There's a need and lots of room for volunteers to pitch in on that day. There's also an opportunity for groups to do some serious fundraising.

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The March bee

The early bird may get the worm, but the March bee is the friendliest guy we know. After all, what better sign of spring is a bee in a bloom of snowdrops. We found this bee on South Main Street on March 15.

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