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That's music we hear coming from the Bluffton Public Library. Also computers clicking and a special Santa Paws Storytime.

Holiday music will be performed at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7, and in other Mondays in December. Guest musicians vary from week to week, and include, Wendy Chappell-Dick, Rainbow Dulcimers and Dulcimer Gatherin’, Jim Boedicker and Ed Zickafoose. Stop by to listen, join in, and enjoy some refreshments.

It's lunchtime at Bluffton Community Child Development Center and, yes, it looks like the broccoli is pretty tasty. The Icon snapped ths lunchtime photo in a recent visit to the Center.

Bluffton council will review reports on Monday from two of its committees involving recreation in the community.

The reports are from the street and alley committee’s joint meeting with the bike and pedestrian pathway board, and from the recreation board, which involves discussion of the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

The pathway-street and alley meeting involved discussion of a continued bike and pedestrian path encircling the village.

Bluffton University’s music department has announced the soloists for its 120th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Founders Hall. Soloists are Kate Merryman, soprano; Lianna Wimberly Williams, mezzo-soprano; James Flora, tenor; and Weilong Tao, baritone.

The Advent service held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,  Jenera, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, will include special music service with interspersed readings. 

Music will be by the handbell choir, organ, piano, guitar and trumpet.  here will be a vocal selection and the choir will sing “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” and “Peace, Peace,” which is an arrangement of “Silent Night.” 

Could your start-up business use $500, $1,000 or $4,000 cash to assist in your business launch?

Could your currently-operating Bluffton business use $1,000 or several “in-kind” services to improve your already existing business?

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs wants to help start-ups and existing businesses. Business owners an the public are invited to an open house from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in BCE’s new location at 110 S. Main St., Bluffton.

The offices are in the Citizens National Bank building and have an entrance directly to Main Street.

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