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Here's November's bargains of the month at True Value Hardware

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 3, 2014 - 11:01am

Jeff Kantner of Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., Bluffton, announced the store's November Bargains of the Month.

They are:

• 6-foot deluxe folding tables, $34.99
• Cosco all-steel folding chairs, $9.99
• Indoor/outdoor digital timers, $9.99
• 106-piece screwdriver sets, $14.97
• 450-light clear or multi-color mini light sets, $15.99

Family True Value Hardware
109 N. Main St.
Bluffton
419-358-2866

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Business
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One more time

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 3, 2014 - 8:39am

It wouldn't be Halloween without one really off-the-wall mask. This one wins that Icon award for 2014. We don't know who is behind the mask, but this one was a doozy. (Photo by Delano Whidbee, Blufton University photojournalism class member)

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Jim Dillman wins week 10 football contest; Duane Bollenbacher wins season contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 2, 2014 - 10:23pm

The winner of week 10 of The Icon Football Contest was Jim Dillman. Four contestants correctly picked 8 games this week.  None of the four correctly picked either tie-breaker so Jim was declared the winner by submitting his entry first.

SPECIAL THANKS TO COREY GREER - OUR 2014 ICON FOOTBALL CONTEST WEEKLY JUDGE.

Other contestants:

8 correct - Mark Delisle, John Clevidence and Deezy McDaniel.

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Sports
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Voters go to polls in mid-term elections Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 2, 2014 - 10:12pm

Ohio voters go to the polls on Tuesday. Locally, the polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

One local issue face Bluffton voters. Voters in Precinct B will decided whether the Bluffton Marathon Station on Main Street will be permitted to have Sunday sales (11 a.m. to midnight) of beer, wine and mixed beverages.

One countywide issue is Allen County Children Services tax levy. It is a five-year renewal of 0.75 mills to support children’s services and the care and placement of children.

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Regional news
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Schwyzerdütsch spoken here - Nov. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 2, 2014 - 9:39pm

The Swiss Community Historical Society invites all Schwyzerdütsch speakers and those interested in the Swiss language to a Swiss speaking get-together on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. in the Family Room at Maple Crest Senior Living Community, Augsburger Road.

Refreshments will be provided.  Contact Richard Bucher with any questions (419-358-0505; [email protected]).  

Here’s a Jesse Steiner poem to warm up on:

Die Grosze Porch im Sommer
Jesse Steiner (1952?)

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Events
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Honored poet is guest speaker at English Festival

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on November 2, 2014 - 7:23pm

An award-winning poet will be the guest speaker for Bluffton University’s annual English Festival, which has been moved to the fall this academic year.

In the English Festival Forum, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Founders Hall, Martín Espada will offer counsel on the discovery of poetry, the poet’s life and the role of the poet as a citizen in a democracy. His talk, titled “The Republic of Poetry,” is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University
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