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The Bluffton Senior Center and the Bluffton Lions Club team up with its 33rd annual pancake and sausage benefit Saturday, March 28.

Serving is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.

The moneys raised benefit both organizations. The cost of the meal is $6 per person pre-sale tickets, $7 per person at the door, children 5 and under eat free with an adult.

The Bluffton Friends of the Library will host a tea featuring Mark Twain, portrayed by Eric Rotsinger, in April.

The event is at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Richland Room of the library. Tickets are  $12 and must be purchased in advance at the library.

St. John's United Church of Christ will hold a beef and noodle dinner from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 24. The church is located at 223 W. College Ave.

Bluffton Public Library announces its April 2015 programs, opportunities, and services.  Programs are open to the public, but when noted below, require registration.  There are several ways to register for a program: 1) call 419-358-5016; 2) stop by the front desk; 3) email [email protected]; 4) leave a comment on Bluffton Public Library’s Facebook; or 5) visit our website at blufftonpubliclibrary.org and click on the "Register Here" button, and fill out an online form.

No crowd. Not much noise. But, the Sommer Center is alive with a little volleyball and basketball as students take advantage of the empty court.

The “contact zone,” as defined by Kate Spike, will never be confused with the comfort zone where many people like to spend their time.

The first zone is where humans “brush up against each other,” whether in language, literacy or culture, as well as geographically, she said in Bluffton University’s annual Civic Engagement Forum on March 24. “It’s not a comfortable place,” the assistant professor of English added, comparing it to “burlap underwear”—something that most people would like to avoid.

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