November 2012

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Community leader William Ropp Triplett, 92, of Bluffton, died Nov. 10, 2012, of natural causes. 

Mr. Triplett leaves behind a legacy of leadership and creativity that blessed his family, friends and community.  He was instrumental in Bluffton’s recreational venues, helping small businesses succeed and his innovative Christmas displays.  He also was dedicated to the associates of the family business, The Triplett Corporation, Bluffton.

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Early Birds Junior League
Scores bowled on: Nov.3
Boys High Game
Austin Bolander                            120
Levi McClain                               104
Nathan Meyer                                93
Wes Braun                                   90

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The next Bluffton Lions Club meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 20, at noon at Maple Crest.  The speaker will be Melissa Weaver from Lodestar.  She will present a program about preparing guide dogs for visually-handicapped children ages 10 to 18.   Most programs supply dogs to adults only, so this program is one of a kind.

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Horn player Justin McCall will perform his Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.

McCall, from Forest, Ohio, will perform eight numbers, including three as part of quartets. Pianist Allison Ringold will accompany him during the recital, which is presented in partial fulfillment of his requirements for graduation with a major in music education. He is a student of Marilyn Edwards, an adjunct instructor at Bluffton.

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Dr. Julie DeGraw, vice president for student life and dean of students at Bluffton University, will outline “Ways to Encourage Christian Women Students to Political and Social Action” during a campus colloquium on Friday, Nov. 16.

Free and open to the public, her presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

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In July 2009, Dr. Chuck Sandstrom was the victim of a random, violent assault that left the former Findlay, Ohio, pastor with a severe, traumatic brain injury. But he and his wife, Auburn, chose to deal with their pain by reaching out to the attacker and his young family.

Now traveling to speak about their experience, the Akron couple will be at Bluffton University on Tuesday, Nov. 20, to discuss “Forgiveness as a Way of Life” at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

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Helen L. Hover, 86, formerly of Lima, died at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in the Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville, following a brief illness.

She was born Jan. 8, 1926, in Bluffton, a daughter of Charles Calvin and Lillie Carma Walters Burkholder. On June 24, 1942, she married Waldo Richard “Shorty” Hover, who died Aug. 1, 1999.

Surviving are four children: Larry L. (Diana) Hover of Pasadena, Texas; Gregory A. (Cheryl) Hover of Spencerville; Marlene K. (John) Prenzlin of Fostoria; and Carol D. (Philip) Endicott of Lima.

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There's still time to enter the 2012 Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade. This year's parade is Saturday, Nov. 24. According to Junior Weihrauch, parade director, 70 units are already registered.

He said that this year's parade could reach 100 units. If so, it would be the largest-ever Blaze parade and would involve about 45 minutes worth of parade watching to see it all.

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Maple Crest did it again. It enticed the area's best pie bakers to show off their pie-baking skills during the Nov. 9 pie baking contest. Here's the results. (Watch for a video.)

Best of show
Coconut cream – Alice Leonard

Fruit pies
1st – Apple crisp – Becky Luginbill
2nd – Strawberry rhubarb – Teresa Schaub
3rd – Dutch Apple – Vickie Frysinger

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Several activities take place this month at Richland Manor.  Here are some of those events:

• Nov 15 - Family night / family pictures with Santa, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
• Nov 17 - Lima craft fair at fairgrounds, 9 p.m.
• Nov 18 - Sunday brunch, 11 - 12:30 p.m.
• Nov 19 - Bowling at Westgate, 10 a.m.
• Nov 21 - Birthday party with Alan Siebert, 2:45 p.m.
• Nov 22 - Thanksgiving celebration, 12 p.m.
• Nov 24 - Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade 5 p.m.
• Nov 30 - Allen county museum christmas tree festival 10 a.m.

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