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Bluffton's successful farmers' market started small in 2003

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 5, 2015 - 1:02pm

Do you remember Bluffton before a farmers' market existed? 

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce started the farmers' market in 2003 when Wendy Chappell-dick was CEO.

The first committee included Chappell-Dick, Alan Comesky, Pete Fleming and Jon Sommer.

"Our first vendors were TR Steiner, Bread Kneads, The Kitchen Co-Op (Linda Suter, Becky Kreider and myself) and Heather Theis. It took us two years to recruit the seven vendors we needed to start the market," she said. 

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"Normal" April with average temps and rainfall

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on May 4, 2015 - 8:50pm

Looks like we experienced a “normal” April. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, April's average daily temperature was 50.9 while the normal average is 49.7.

April’s precipitation was 3.41 inches while the normal average is 3.48 inches. April’s high temperature reading was 78 on April 18. The low was 27 on April 4 and April 24.

For the entire month’s daily summary, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Community VBS hosted by Bluffton Presbyterian July 19-23

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2015 - 5:17pm

Seven area churches are again partnering in the community-wide vacation Bible school program. This year’s event will be hosted by Bluffton Presbyterian Church July 19-23 from 6-8 p.m. Children age 4 through fifth grade are welcome to attend, at no cost. Children need not be attenders of any of the seven churches.

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Generous Living Seminar Tuesday at town hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2015 - 11:12am

A free seminar offered to anyone interested in learning more about ways to support one’s church, charity or other non-profit organization.

Generous Living: Tools for Giving, will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at the Bluffton town hall, third floor.

The presenters will be Vyron Schmidt, Charitable Services Advisor with Everence Financial of Goshen, Ind., and Scott Basinger, attorney from Bluffton and Pandora. Schmidt and Basinger will talk about a variety of planned giving opportunities that provide tax advantages to donors as well as maximize a donor’s gift.

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71st annual Sportsmen's Club trout derby Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2015 - 9:55pm

Anglers at the 71st annual Bluffton trout derby will be aiming for “Big Andy,” the number one trout named so in honor of Andy Herrmann, longtime Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club director.

The trout derby will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Buckeye Quarry, Main St., Bluffton. The derby includes more than 200 tagged trout with prizes to be awarded. Additional prizes will be awarded to the person who catches the longest trout and the person catching the first trout limit of four.

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Mustard Seed Cafe featured in May "Ohio Magazine"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 30, 2015 - 4:16pm

Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, is featured in the May 2015 issue of "Ohio Magazine."

Lemon Blackberry Shortcakes get top billing on the cover of the magazine and there is a photo of the summer dessert inside.  Chef Rhonda Moor says that her grandparents’ backyard berry patch inspired the fresh fruit she uses to create the “sweet compote that spills out from between two layers of a rustic shortcake.”  

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