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Cemetery Commission will get community input through a survey

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 8:34pm

The Shannon Cemetery Commission, meeting Sept. 3, agreed to use a survey devised by one of its members to get a pulse of the community's views on the cemetery's future.

Harriet Moyer of the commission created the survey that was approved by the commission.

"This is an outreach attempt to look at other segments of the community," she said about the survey.

The survey is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Public Meetings
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What's showing tonight at the Carma?

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 12:32pm

The answer is: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" And it's in color. Shows at 7 and 9 p.m. Dick Boehr snapped this downtown photo on Dec. 17, 1968.

For younger viewers, here's the scene:

• On the left is the Carma Theater (today: Shannon theatre).
• Next is the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, aka the A&P (today Town and Country Flowers).
• Next is Leiber's Jewelry Store (today Book ReViews).

Check out the downtown Christmas lights on the light pole. 

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Historical Bluffton
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It's halftime!

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 11:19am

Katelynn Frazier, Bluffton High School senior, performs with the BHS band during Friday night's halftime show.

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Sept. 11 customer appreciation day at Citizens National Bank

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 11:06am

Citizens National Bank will hold a customer appreciation day on Friday, Sept. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 102 S. Main St.  

Free pulled pork sandwiches, brats, chips, and cupcakes will be served. Attendees may also enter to win a grand prize tailgate package. CNB will also offer special rates on all new CDs opened in the Bluffton office Sept 12 -18. Call the office at 419-358-8040 for more details.

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Business
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Alley closing legislation on council's Tuesday agenda

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 10:58am

Bluffton council will act on legislation that provides a stated proceedure to close an alley in the village.

The first of three readings of the ordinance is on Tuesday's council agenda. If enacted one of the parts of the process includes an alley vacation checklist. Here is the checklist under consideration: 

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Public Meetings
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Pauline Bauman was a 1942 Bluffton College graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2015 - 10:45am

Pauline A. Bauman, 96, of Bluffton died at 12:54 a.m. Sept. 3, 2015, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Polly was born Sept. 30, 1918 in Lima to Abraham and Ella Zurfluh Sprunger.  On May 28, 1944, she married Harvey Bauman and he survives. 

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Obituaries
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