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It's time to think about Bluffton's downtown flower garden (this is where you come in)

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 20, 2015 - 6:01pm

When you think of Main Street Bluffton in the spring and summer do petunias come to mind? While it’s mid-March, it’s time to stop what you are doing and think about smelling the flowers.

According to Susie and Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, “This will be the ninth year for providing the potted plants on Main Street.”

To make this happen, according to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, Steve and Susie are asking for contributions to keep the program going. This year the sponsorships are $100 per pot.

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Ride to Remember bike event meeting Saturday AM

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 20, 2015 - 4:14pm

A planning meeting is set for 9:45 a.m., Saturday, March 21, in the History Room of the Bluffton Public Library (main floor) for persons interested in volunteering for the Ride to Remember bicycling event planned in Bluffton on Saturday, July 11.

The Saturday, July 11, event offers short bike routes for families interested in biking together all the way to a 100-mile route for experienced riders.

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Beth Bish, Bluffton Pediatrics, first place BCE Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition winner

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 18, 2015 - 6:32pm

Beth Bish, owner of Bluffton Pediatrics, LLC, is the first-place winner in the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs 2015 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, according to Brendon Matthews, BCE board president. This is the sixth year for the competition named in honor of former Bluffton entrepreneur, Ropp Triplett.

First place receives $4,000 in business-start up costs that may be spent over the next 18 months.

Alice Essinger, owner of Fresh Modern Fabric, Bluffton, is second place winner and recipient of $1,500 in business start-up costs.

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About those yellow bags - fill them with canned food and the Scouts will pick them up

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2015 - 6:12pm

What are those yellow bags?

On March 15, Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 members placed yellow bags on the doors of Bluffton residents for the Scouting for Food drive, according to Mike Metzger, Bluffton Scoutmaster. 

"If you would like to contribute, please place non-perishible items in the bag and leave on your door step on Sunday March 22," he said.

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Forest "Bud" Kantner was retired from Tower Automotive

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2015 - 4:49pm

Forest L. "Bud"  Kantner, 86, of Bluffton died at 11:45 p.m. March 16, 2015, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Jan. 31, 1929, in Auglaize County to Louis and Ida Deiringer Kantner. On Dec. 16, 1951 he married Betty E. Basinger and she survives. 

He had worked at Trim Tread, Spencerville, and retired from Tower Automotive, Bluffton.  He was a member of Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, and the Bluffton Senior Citizens. He was a graduate of Spencerville High School.  

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

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2015 - 6:57pm

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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