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BFR Keeping Active events winding down

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2014 - 6:18am

The final days of Keeping Active are underway at BFR Sports & Fitness. The last week will feature more free walking days, a free session of water exercise, informal recreation for adults and families, plus informational demonstrations in the BFR Fitness Center. A full schedule of activities is available at the building, as well as on the web site www.bfronline.com. All of the programs will be held at the BFR facility located at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

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Chartered in 1934, the Bluffton Lions Club, still going strong, doesn't appear to be 80

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2014 - 7:00pm

1934
• John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol
• Shirley Temple appears in her first movie
• TWA begins commercial air service
• Donald Duck’s first cartoon appears
• Babe Ruth hits home run number 700
• “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” first heard on Eddie Cantor’s radio show
• Theologian Karl Barth surrenders to Nazis
• Bluffton Lions Club organizes as a local service club

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Red Cross assisting rural Bluffton resident following house fire.

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2014 - 5:09pm

The American Red Cross of Hancock County is helping a Bluffton resident following a fire at her home on State Route 103 Tuesday evening.  The resident received help with food, clothing and personal hygiene items.   

Red Cross Disaster Responders Phyllis Davis, Bill Davis and Jim Beach responded to the call for help. 

The Red Cross will continue to aid the resident as needed and assist in long term recovery planning with resources, information, and referrals to partner agencies.

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You can tell your grandchildren you remember when it was 19 below zero in the winter of '14

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2014 - 8:00pm

Nineteen degrees below zero.

Remember to tell your grandchildren this story some day. Perhaps they will believe you. The low temperature reading for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2014. in the Bluffton-Ada area reached 19 degrees below zero, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

And, it was one of seven of out eight days in a row with a minimum daily temperature of below zero.

The maximum temperatures during that eight-day stretch weren't much to brag about either. The high was only 30 on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

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Jeanne's Kitchen lunch and dinner specials Feb. 18-21

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2014 - 12:36pm

LUNCH SPECIALS, February 18-21

TUESDAY
Ham and Bean Soup
Chicken Avocado Bacon Wrap
Roast Beef Swiss Cheese Melt

WEDNESDAY
Tomato Bisque
Fresh Fish Platter
Turkey  Bacon Sub

THURSDAY
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Personal Pan Pizza
Triple BLT

FRIDAY
Corn Chowder
Stacked Ham
Grilled Cheese BLT with Avocado

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Next selection process for GROB apprenticeship program starts in March

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2014 - 8:38am

HIGH SCHOOL GRADS GET PAID WHILE THEY LEARN IN GROB APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Most high school juniors and seniors prepare for their future by entering college or the workforce. What few realize is that the right high school graduate can have both. 

Apprenticeships can offer high school graduates opportunities to be paid while they learn. The GROB Systems, Inc., Bluffton, apprenticeship program allow apprentices to earn an associate degree and be trained to enter its highly-skilled workforce. 

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