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Not a cookie-cutter decision for all

By Gary Reese
Faith Investment Services
You don't have to go to college to make a good living. Below are annual salaries, according to the U.S. Department of Labor: 
Electrician                 
$59,190
Web Developer                      
$75,580
Wind Turbine Tech
$58,000

Truck Driver               Massage Therapist                 LPN
$45,570                       $45,880                                   $47,050

Fred Steiner leads a "village story walk" on Main Street; sign-up at the library

Did you ever notice…
• that the alley narrows between the Shannon Theatre and 10,000 Villages?
• and that Cherry Street widens between Dollar General and Main Street?
• a reference to books on the doorway above an entrance to Bluffton High School as it faces Main Street?

And, did you know that…
• an error exists on the historic painting in the post office?
• a railroad track is embedded in the center of Main Street below the pavement?
• there’s a reason why Main Street doesn’t run true north and south?

The B.E.E.T.L.E. (Bringing Environmental Education to Learners Everywhere) vehicle will be parked at Buckeye Park, beside the pavilion, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12 from 10 a.m. Join naturalist, Jessie Elsass, from Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks, to learn about amphibiams.

This event is hosted by Bluffton Public Library. 

Discover what a terrarium is and make your own, under the guidance of Susie Stratton from Stratton Greenhouses on Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the library.

This is open to adults and supervised children. The cost is $10 at the door.

Please register at the library.

County Line Church of the Brethen is hosting a Daughter of the King Women's Banquet on Saturday, June 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The evening begins with a two-course meal, catered by Bavarian Catering, Ltd.  There will also be worship and fellowship, and Susan Whitlow, from Perrysburg, will be speaking.

Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule this month. Those follow:
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, June 12, noon
Tree Commission - Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Board of Zoning & Building Appeals - Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, June 19, noon
Parks & Rec Committee - Thursday, June 20, noon
Ordinance Committee - Thursday, June 20, 1 p.m.
Council Meeting - Monday, June 24, 7 p.m.

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