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5 to 9 p.m. on Friday downtown Findlay

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Several residents of Maple Crest Senior Living Village and Mennonite Memorial Home Cottages are exhibiting artwork during downtown Findlay’s ArtWalk. 

The semi-annual event will take place on Friday, Nov. 2, from 5-9 p.m. throughout the downtown area.  The Findlay Art League and The Jones Building Artists are featured stops during the evening.

Robert Hower, Judy Rodabaugh and Nancy Williamson, Maple Crest, and Della Salter and Rhody Hartman, Mennonite Cottages, are showcasing their art in Studio 18 in The Jones Building, 400-1/2 S. Main Street. 

2017 was the deadliest in a decade for pedestrians in Ohio

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With this week’s time change on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m., Ohioans will gain an extra hour of sleep. It also means it is getting darker even earlier, reducing visibility and making it more important than ever for motorists to watch out for pedestrians during evening commutes, especially in residential areas and near school, according to Shelly Miller of MOVE Safe Allen County.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with local safety officials, is reminding motorists about the importance of pedestrian safety with the upcoming time change.

Part 2 - interview with Sally Weaver Sommer

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By Liz Gordon-Hancock
This is Part Two of a two-part series on composting.

In Part One of this series, Wendy Chappell-Dick covered the practicalities of creating and maintaining your own compost pile.

Whether you're an avid gardener or an environmentally conscientious soul, there are many benefits to composting.

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Willard "Will" K. Brewster, 79, died Nov. 1, 2018, at Bluffton Hospital. Will was born July 13, 1939, in Monticello, Kentucky, to the late Clarence and Mary (Troxel) Brewster. On July 2, 1960 he married Janice Triplehorn Brewster who survives.

Will graduated from Cory-Rawson High School and served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne.  He worked at the Lima Ford Engine Plant and was a farmer. 

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Bluffton Senior Citizen's Center Christmas garage sale takes place later this month, according to Tonya Meyer, center director.

The sale, at the Center, 132 N. Main St., takes place Friday Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. -5 p.m., and Saturday Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

"Decorations, trees, ornaments, crafts, lights, angels, Santas, snowmen and more will be available," said Meyer. "It will include everything you need to get ready for the holidays."

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If you love a mystery, you probably love silent auctions. Bluffton Public Library's holiday gift silent auction started today. It continues through Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Watch the Icon for a complete list of auction items. In the meantime, click here for more auction details.

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