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The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free Community Meal on Wednesday, March 25 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. The meal this month is provided by Sprunger Insurance. . The menu will be spaghetti, bread, salad, dessert and beverage.

The Village of Bluffton, including parts of Bluffton University and a section of the village on the south side of Grove Street are currently without electrical power.

AEP is reporting to customers that the power should be back on by 10:30 p.m. this evening.  

G - O - B - A

Those initials stand for Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, or GOBA. Here’s what it means:

Bluffton is on the 27th annual GOBA bicycle tour in June. Up to 2,500 persons – mostly on bicycles – will arrive in Bluffton from Van Wert on the morning of Sunday, June 21.

That means that on that weekend Bluffton will be the bicycle capital of Ohio.

While in Bluffton bikers will camp at Bluffton University. On Monday morning, June 22, they will depart for Defiance.

A Lions’ Way Trailhead Park will be constructed at the Commerce Lane entrance to the Lions’ Way Trail, according to the Bluffton Bikeway and Pedestrian Pathway Board.

When completed, the park will include a 225- by 60-foot green space bordering Commerce Lane.

“This will greatly enhance the appeal and use of the Lion’s Way Trail. It will serve as a great bike rest stop for area residents and visitors to the greater Bluffton area,” said Richard Ramseyer, Pathway Board chair.

Richard Boehr gives a piece of advice to Jim Jordan, 4th district U.S. Congressman, during his coffee shop visit in Bluffton on March 12. Also in on the discussion are Phil Zimmerly (back to camera), Jamie Mehaffie and John Estell.

Did you watch this sunset on March 12? This view is from Columbus Grove Road and Tom Fett Road. Mary Pannabecker Steiner took this with a cell phone.

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