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Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera, hosts an American Red Cross blood drive on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran School gym located at 105 Allen St. 

Phone 1-800 Red Cross to call in and schedule an appointment or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: TRINITYJENERA.

Lots of reasons to shop local

Bluffton Downtown Merchants invite Icon viewers to a downtown Christmas open house Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3.

Each participating business has an assortment of specials and discount items.

See the flyer in the attachments at the bottom of this story for specific sale events. The flyer was mailed to postal patrons in the Bluffton area this week.

Lima Symphony string quartet comes to Nov. 5 storytime

November is a busy month at the Bluffton Public Library. Here's the schedule:

The holiday gift silent auction begins Nov. 1 at 9:30 a.m. through Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

"This is a wonderful way to get your holiday shopping done all while benefiting your library and its community. All packages will include a minimum bid and feature a special “Buy Now” price if you’re ready to take it home at that time," said Jessica Hermiller, library director.

School Day Out Camps, basketball, kid's night out

Sign-up is underway for several popular youth programs at Bluffton Family Recreations, 215 Snider Road, fall and winter schedule, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Register online for any of these programs (website link at bottom of story) or call 419-358-4150.

Sept. 28 to Oct. 29

Here are births from Bluffton Hospital from Sept. 27 to Oct. 29.

Siefker REal Estate and Auction Co., Ottawa, will conduct a public auction of approximately 97 acres of farmland located in Bath Township in November.

The auction is at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire Station, 201 W. Main St., Beaverdam.

Three parcels will be auctioned. For complete details open the attach at the bottom of this story.

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