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Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan P. DeMarco, ABFP™, CRPC™ of Bluffton recently qualified for the firm's Impact conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of 489 top financial advisors from among the firm's more than 20,000. The conference, which includes financial advisors from both the U.S. and Canada, will be held May 12-15 in Scottsdale, AZ.

"It's a real honor to be included in this conference. I'm always looking for ways to bring greater value into my practice," DeMarco said. "Given the time I'll have learning from and working with our firm's leaders and peers throughout North America, I have no doubt I'll come back with fresh ideas and new knowledge."

Achieving the level of success that qualifies for Impact involves the collective effort of the entire branch team. In addition to the May conference for financial advisors, a conference specifically designed for the Impact branches' client support teams is scheduled for September 2025.

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The following eleven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of February 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From / To

Commercial

246 CHERRY ST – 2/4/2025 – $290,000 – Retail structures – From TTS RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC to RINGGER & FAMILY LLC

Residential

452 W ELM ST – 2/4/2025 – $320,000 – Single family Dwelling – From Donald Clinger to Dylan Whitlow

122 RICHLAND DR – 2/5/2025 – $319,900 – Single family Dwelling – From Jerry Cupples Trustee to Travis & Ashley August

340 S JACKSON ST – 2/10/2025 – $240,000 – Single family Dwelling – From Whitney & Abigail Goldsberry to Cody Austin Lane Gesler

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By Wendy Chappell-Dick

Eight people took a blind taste test at Ten Thousand Villages “Coffee College” to see which roast of coffee prevailed. Here is what they discovered.

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OTTAWA __ First National Bank has promoted Sarah Klausing to Senior Branch Manager. Klausing will continue to oversee the Ottawa branch, as well as supervise the branch manager team. In her new role, Sarah will provide enhanced support to branch managers, focusing on staffing, procedures, training, facility maintenance, and achieving branch goals.

Klausing has served as a branch manager with First National Bank for over 5 years.

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Registration deadline: March 9

The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is once again hosting the Small Business Information Series and the Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition.

The Business Plan Competition is open to any entrepreneur with a business idea, or a business that has been in operation for three years or less.

The 2025 Small Business Information Series will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 and ending on April 15, 2025. 

The classes will be hosted locally on the third floor of the Bluffton Town Hall. Classes will be broadcast live from the Borra Center at Rhodes State Collage. 

Please note that online, remote class opportunities will exist should you not be able to make every session.

For more information, or to register, click HERE.

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The Bluffton Lions Club inducted five new members in February and announced the March 4 Charter night for the Leo Club of Bluffton High School. (See attached February 2025 newsletter.)

Leo Charter Night will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on March 4 at Bluffton Town Hall. Members will be inducted and officers will be installed.

March 18 Club Meeting: Speaker Dave Sycks will talk about the Bluffton Schools music program.

April 15 Citizen of the Year Program. If you have candidates, contact Lion John Rich.

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