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A limited number of tickets remain available for the next performance in the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, by The Ohio State University Flute Troupe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Established in 1985 by Katherine Borst Jones, professor of flute at Ohio State, the troupe consists of both undergraduate and graduate flute majors. Known for its high level of performance using all of the instruments of the flute family, the ensemble is recognized as one of the premiere flute choirs in the nation.

Katherine Borst Jones, founder of The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, will present master class sessions for flute students and instructors as part of Bluffton University's Flute Day, Thursday, Feb. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Participants should bring their flutes for the hour long sessions, the first of which will open the Flute Day program at 2 p.m. Students will have the chance to perform and receive feedback from Jones, a professor of flute at Ohio State who formed the troupe in 1985.

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced a change in its meeting schedule for February 2012. The board meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Riley Board Room of the library at 145 South Main St., Bluffton.

Board meetings are open to the public.

The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold its 60th annual Pancake and Sausage Day on Thursday, March 15, at the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St., Ada. Serving hours will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The club will be serving all-you-can eat pancakes and whole hog sausage. The cost is $6 each, with children under 10, eating free.

Valentine season

There were lots of Valentine treats in Cupid's Cupboard on Saturday at the St. John's United Church of Christ's Valentine's Day event.

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

I lose things. Constantly. Sometimes I find them, sometimes not. Sometimes I replace the lost item and find the old one months later. I find some comfort in realizing that this is not a new (i.e. older-age) problem. It's been ongoing since childhood.

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