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Rhodes State College, Lima, will offer a free introductory seminar titled Introduction to Entrepreneurship from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19.

Kathy Keller, director of Small Business Development Center, will lead the seminar. She instructed Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition workshops, held earlier this year.

Steiner & Granger
Jason A. Granger
141 N. Main St
P.O. Box 28
Bluffton, OH 45817
419-358-0689

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Though a market downturn generally isn't fun for most people, its timing can have a greater impact on some investors than on others. For example, a market downturn can have greater significance for retirees than for those who are still accumulating assets.

Polished Nail and Body Salon, 417 N. Main St., Bluffton has a one-day only sidewalk sale on Friday, according to Joan Frederick of the business.

The sidewalk sales special is listed on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Rebekah Gambrell’s grandfather, Harley Steiner, gave Rebekah her first airplane ride when she was in grade school. The ride departed from and landed at the Bluffton Airport.

That ride helped Gambrell, 37, of Bluffton become interested in aviation. When she was in ninth grade she took a trip to Spain and she was hooked.

Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 111 S. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a back-to-school sale during Friday and Saturday's downtown sidewalk sales, according to Chrissy Lugibihl, manager.

All back to school clothing is $1 during the sale.

Lugibihl reminds shoppers to also check out the kid's books at Book Reviews, 123 S. Main St.,

Sale hours follow:
Friday, Aug. 16 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mark Bankert of Basinger Plumbing and Heating, 3090 Road R, Pandora, recently completed the Platinum Water Certification Program, a two-day program from Chandler Systems, Inc., Ashland. Chandler is a manufacturer of water treatment equipment.

The program covered:

• Testing
• Procedures
• Water treatment technologies
• Equipment application
• Equipment sizing
• Installation
• Troubleshooting
• Service and sales

Bankert has been with Basinger Plumbing and Heating for 19 years. 

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