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Jeff Gundy offers free Writing Workshop at Bluffton library on July 9th

Professor Gundy will discuss his family history research as well as his upcoming memoir, Wind Farm. Time for writing to follow. Register today!
Posted by Bluffton Public... on June 29, 2019 - 1:51pm

Interested in Creative Nonfiction including memoirs, biographies, and family histories?

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Bluffton Public Library
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Bob Antibus to discuss edible mushrooms at Bluffton Library on July 16th

Dr. Antibus will explain which varieties of mushrooms are edible and how to grow them yourself. Be sure to register!
Posted by Bluffton Public... on June 29, 2019 - 1:30pm

Ever wonder how you grow mushrooms and which varieties are edible? Learn from an expert! -- Dr. Robert Antibus, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Bluffton University, will present "Growing & Eating Mushrooms" on July 16 from 6-7 p.m. in Bluffton Public Library's lower level meeting room.

Those who register will not walk away empty-handed, so be sure to register by July 10. (Registration is required.) This program is free, and open to adults and teens. There will be time for questions at the end of the program.

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Bluffton Public Library
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The Bluffton Story - part 11

Written by Bluffton 6th graders in 1953-54
Posted by LizGH on June 29, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon.
By Vera Basinger and Doris Ann Niswander

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People
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Weekend doctor: Dementia signs and symptoms

Posted by LizGH on June 29, 2019 - 6:00am

By Chris Steffan, RN, ADON
Birchaven Village
Dementia is a general term used to describe various symptoms of cognitive decline including impairment in memory, communication and thinking, which is caused by damage to cells in the brain. The symptoms do not appear suddenly but build over time and become more noticeable. Damage can occur for many reasons including increased proteins inside and outside of brain cells, lack of oxygen to the brain, stroke, genetics, medication side effects, depression, alcohol use, and thyroid and vitamin deficiencies.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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National Night Out is Aug. 6

Expect a crowd of between 2,000 and 2,500; plus fireworks!
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 28, 2019 - 3:02pm

We can’t wait until National Night Out. Can you?

It’s coming to Bluffton on Tuesday, Aug. 6, says Lt. Matt Oglesbee, of the Bluffton police department.

Last year the event gobbled down 2,400 hotdogs, 1,200 bags of chips and 2,500 caps of pop and water.

“This year looks like a repeat of last year,” said Oglesbee, who oversees the sixth annual Bluffton National Night Out, which is a community-police awareness-raising event. Bluffton's event is sponsored by the Bluffton police and Pandora police departments.

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Events
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Sweet Dream Gourmet serves up biscotti and jams

Posted by LizGH on June 28, 2019 - 3:00pm

Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boast the best farmers market in northwest Ohio." 

In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a vendor each week over the course of the summer.

This week's feature vendor is Sweet Dream Gourmet.

Julie Brown is the owner of Sweet Dream Gourmet, specializing in jams, jellies and biscotti.

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Business
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