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All BFR group exercise classes started back in session the week of Jan. 5, accoridng to Carole Enneking of BFR Sports and Fitness.

No registration is required to participate in BFR fitness classes and new participants are welcome anytime. Individuals are invited to try out any BFR group fitness class without charge for the first visit.

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Bluffton’s fire department had an extremely busy year.

The department recorded 143 fire runs in 2014, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

That number is 56 more than in 2013 when the department responded to 87 fire calls. Kinn gave his report to Bluffton council members on Jan. 5.

The accompanying chart shows runs by the month. The highest month was January and October when 18 runs took place.

According to Icon statistics, in 2012 the department had 107 calls. In 2011 there were 80 calls.

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Jan. 6 is observed as Epiphany in the Christian calendar. That's the day that the Wise Men presented their gifts to the baby Jesus. This Epiphany scene is from the Bluffton First United Methodist Church lawn. The late Bud Augsburger created this Christmas display in the mid-1950s, making it one of the oldest Christmas displays in the community.

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Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio of Ada, announces that winter class registration is now underway.

"Begin the new year with Miss Vicki's Music Studio. Join for the education. Stay for the fun," said Mills.

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The annual shareholders meeting of Citizens Bancshares, Inc. takes place Tuesday, Jan. 27,  at 7 p.m. at Citizens National Bank 102 S. Main Street, Bluffton.

 

 

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The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., Bluffton, invites area organizations and groups to consider a unique Bluffton fundraiser, according to Marlena Ballinger of the Main Street business.

"We invite groups to consider selling The Dough Hook's raw cookie dough as a fundraiser during 2015," she said.

The cookie dough is available in two-pound containers and  various cookie flavors making it an easy-to-sell-item, she added. In addition, the cookie dough is a Bluffton-made product, which means fund raising assists local business and local organizations.

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