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The Department of Agriculture will hold an openhouse from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, at the Bluffton Public Library to discuss the gypsy moth.

Allen, Hancock and Putnam counties will receive gypsy moth aerial treatment tis spring in an effort to slow the spread of the destructive insect.

The open house will give residents a chance to ask questions and talk with experts.

Persons unable to attend may click here for more information.

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The February newsletter from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association is now posted for Icon viewers. It is found at the bottom of this story.

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Dr. Sam Heiks, M.D., (left) of Bluffton is the 8:30 p.m., Thursday evening guest on WBGU TV's "Northwest Ohio Journal." The 30-minute program, with host Steve Kendall, will focus on direct primary care medicine. Dr. Heiks of Creekside Medicine Medicine has a primary care medicine practice. The program was taped last week.

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The Van Wert Civic Theatre is presenting the Tony Award winning musical Big River, a country and bluegrass musical adaptation of Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

The show is directed by Jerry  Zimmerman and features two Bluffton dramatists, Everett Collier and Dan Basinger.

Everett Collier is performing in the role of Big Jim, the runaway slave who encounters Huck while seeking his own freedom.

Dan Basinger plays Pap Finn, Huck's drunk and violent father and the catalyst behind Huck's own journey.

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Vera A. Higgins, 94 died at 7:05 am January 27, 2013 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

She was born November 19, 1918 in Ada to the late James A. and Freda (Frankhauser) Hauenstein. 

On August 9, 1940 she married Herbert Higgins and he died July 8, 2005. Vera was a homemaker and was a member of Central Christian Church, Lima.  

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Bluffton University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement, an educational program for retirees, will host its second annual film festival, featuring “Families in Foreign Films,” from March 5 - 8.

One movie will be shown each day in 114 Centennial Hall, beginning with a film review at 9 a.m.

Following the films will be discussions over lunch, which participants should bring. Cost for the festival is $3 per session or $9 for all four sessions.

Registration is requested by March 1, but walk-ins are welcome.

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