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The wedding couple - click on image to enlarge

Remember the couple who planned to get married in the Shannon Theatre on St. Patrick's Day and then honeymoon in Ireland?

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Well, they did it. The men in the party were dressed in kilts.

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Local artist Oscar Velasquez will offer a second drawing and painting course at Bluffton Public Library for youth and adults.

Youth classes (grade school through junior high) will meet at the library on Wednesdays for five weeks from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., beginning April 6. Adult classes will meet at the library for five weeks on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., beginning April 7. No prior experience is necessary.

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Have you ever wondered how to arrange a bunch of flowers? Bluffton Public Library will be offering a fresh floral arranging program hosted by Doug and Renee Smith of Panache on Main Street in Bluffton. The program will take place in the lower level of the library on Tuesday, April 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Each participant will receive free fresh flowers and tips and tricks for arranging fresh flowers. The workshop is free, but space is limited.

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Bluffton Public Library's April calendar is now available to Icon viewers. Click here to view the calendar.

April is a very active month at the library. Among the events planned is the Friends of the Library book sale, April 9-16.

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Lent services continue this week for several Bluffton churches. This week's schedule follows (Wednesday through Sunday):

St. Mary's Catholic^aEUR"
Wednesday, March 23 -^aEUR"6:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross;
^aEUR"7 p.m., Mass

English Lutheran Church^aEUR"
Wednesday, March 23 - ^aEUR"7 p.m., Theme: Let my people go - In faith and obedience!

Sunday, March 27, morning worship - ^aEUR"Let my people go - to the well!

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Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 E. Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, will open for the 2011 season on Monday, April 4, according to Steve and Susie Stratton, owners.

Customers will find cool weather vegetables and flowers initially, with more plants being stocked as temperatures warm up.

Greenhouse hours from April 4 to 16 are Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Monday, April 18 on hours will be Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday hours will be announced soon.

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