Events

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The Swiss Community Historial Society opens the Schumacher Homestead to the public Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visitors to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, will learn what it was like to be an early Swiss settler in the Bluffton-Pandora area.

Swiss Community Historical Society docents can tell you all about the homestead and the generations of the Schumacher family who lived there. You can explore the house from attic to cellar.

5K for literacy registration at 8 a.m.; 9 a.m. starting time

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Friends of the Bluffton Public Library will hold its 5th annual 5K Run/Walk for Literacy on Saturday, June 16.

Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co., and the Friends of the Library host the event. The run/walk begins at 9 a.m. in front of Bluffton High School on College Avenue.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Bluffton Public Library lower level. Registration fees are $20 (10 years and under, free).

An attachment at the bottom of this story includes the official entry form, plus specific age group divisions and all other race information.

Monday evening at BFR - don't pass it up!

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Bill Triplett of the Triplett family will give lessons on how to ride a high wheeler bicycle from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, June 18, at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road.

The Boneshaker bike is a replica of a high wheeler bike model that became popular after 1888.

The bike was donated to the Bluffton Lions Foundation by the Triplett family to promote the Lions bike path project and the annual Ride to Remember bike ride, which will take place on Saturday, July 14.

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Hull's Trace Wine Cellar, 105 E. Liberty St., Arlington, will host its first Sit and Sip with author David C Greer, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June. 23.

Greer, a practicing trial lawyer from Dayton, will share some of the stories from his recently published book "God is Merciful: The Colorful Career of John E Egan."

His presentation will include tales about John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis, Al Capone and J. Edgar Hoover. Stay for the crimes which made Ohio headlines while having your picture taken with Dillinger or Capone.

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Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold a craft supply sale starting next week, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

"Everything is priced to sell," she said. "The sale includes beads, lace, sewing notions, fabric, dolls to dress, quilt frames, craft kits, pattern books and much much more."

Hours follow:
Monday, June 18, 10 to 4
Tuesday, June 19, 9 to 4 and 6 to 8
Wednesday, June 20, 9 to 4
Thursday, June 21, 9 to 7
Friday, June 22, 9 to 3

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Claire Wellin will perform at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 7, in the next Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series.

The musician, from Brooklyn, New York, is a singer, songwriter and violinist. The performance is free and open to the public.

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