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Two community meals are planned in October by the Bluffton Inner-Church Board. Both meals are free and open to the public.

On Thursday, Oct. 6, the meal is sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, the meal is sponsored by St. John's United Church of Christ.

Donations are accepted and go to the Bluffton food pantry.

Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "The Lion King in 3D (G) and I Don't Know How She Does It (PG-13)" are showing at the theatre from September 30 to October 6.

Show times follow:

Walt Disney's The Lion King

3D show times are every evening at 7:00 pm with Saturday & Sunday matinees at 4:00 pm.

2D show times are Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm only.

I Don't Know How She Does It

Peter Suter of Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn, 117 S Main St., annouced that "Red Hot Cinnamon and Strawberries & Cream" are Shirley's popcorn flavors of the month for October. Store hours are Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cover of "A Good Place To Miss"

o What was Bluffton like on Saturday nights in the 1950s?
o Did Elbert Dubenion really rush for 300 yards in the first half against a very good ONU football team?
o Is it true that engineers from Triplett actually tossed meters out of airplanes to test them?
o You say that John Dillinger filled up his gas tank at Dick Habegger's filling station before he robbed Citizens National Bank?
o And...how did street painting begin on College Avenue in front of Bluffton High School?

Rev. Daniel Hicks of the City Mission in Findlay, will speak at the Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Church's on Sunday, Oct. 16.

Pleasant View worship begins at 9:15 a.m. and is located at 300 Township road Rd 37, Bluffton. Mount Cory's worship begins at 10:30 a.m. and is located at 300 N. Main St. in Mount Cory.

A free-will offering will be received at both churches for the City Mission, according to Rev. Jerry Lewis, pastor of the congregations.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

My first major brush with fame occurred in the early 1970s when I was working as a waitress at Nickerson Farms, one of those themed family restaurants commonly found along the interstate.

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