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Allow me to explain the photo.

It was taken in the days when Truman was in the White House. The scene is from our family yard at 201 N. Lawn Avenue, at the corner of Lawn and Elm.

My brother, Rudolf, was born in 1943 or was it '42?. He was named after his great-grandfather, Rudolf Althaus. Well, everything was going along fine until Gene Autry recorded Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. That was in 1949, the year I was born.

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Sarah R. Ginther, 36, of Bluffton, died at 7:46 p.m., Dec. 21, 2013 at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. 

She was born Dec. 2, 1977, in Bluffton to Dean and Mary Shank Luginbill and they survive in Pandora. On Nov. 11, 2000 she married Paul Ginther and he survives.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, a 1996 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School and graduated from Malone College with a bachelor's degree in social work.

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BLUFFTON COUNCIL'S FINAL MEETING OF 2013 IS MONDAY, DEC. 23. THE MEETING AGENDA IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Now that Bluffton has experienced its first significant snowfall of the year, an annual
review of snow removal issues is due.

Each year the village has a small handful of residents who use their snow blowers to clear the snow from their sidewalk and driveway into the street.

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Bluffton’s biggest news story of 2013 comes within one week of a new year.

The story involves revitalization of the property, which at one time housed Bluffton’s largest employer.

Here’s the story of the year: The buildings and property housing the Triplett Corp. have a new owner.

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Jan Simon displays her Christmas cross-stitch collection in the display case of the Bluffton Public Library. Click for the video.

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Julie Anne Osborn Betts, 58, of Findlay, died at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. 

She was born on Aug. 4, 1955, to the late John F. and Marjorie (Phillips) Osborn in Columbus. She married Stephen C. Betts and they later divorced.

She is survived by her sons: Christopher D. Betts of Delaware, Ohio and John S. Betts of New York, N.Y.; daughter, Elizabeth J. Betts of Louisville, Ky.; brother, John P. (Donna) Osborn of Columbus; sister, Nancy J. (Stephen) Jacoby of Columbus; and by four nieces.

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