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Youth book sale on February library calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 5:16pm

The Bluffton Public Library Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will kick off Library Lovers Month with a youth book sale Feb. 7-11. More than 1,000 "slightly or very loved" children's and teen books will be available by donation during regular library hours. "The library has had many book sales in the past which mostly consisted of books for adults," said Youth Services Coordinator, Rikki Steingass. "I think it's wonderful that this is the first book sale to focus on materials for youth because they love books just as much as grown-ups!"

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Oscar Velasquez offers youth and adult drawing and watercolor courses at library

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 9:37am

Local artist Oscar Velasquez will offer a drawing and watercolor course at Bluffton Public Library for youth and adults.

Youth classes (grade school through junior high) will meet at the library on Wednesdays for five weeks from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 16.

Adult classes will meet at the library for five weeks on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m., beginning Feb. 17. No prior experience is necessary.

Students will learn drawing fundamentals and watercolor basics. A $75 course fee covers all supplies, including paper, paint, brushes and instruction.

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"I'll take the featured tea please;" The Inn at ONU offers weekly teas in its lobby each Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 8:36am
Dessert and finger sandwiches

Perhaps it's the desserts and finger sandwiches. The assortment tempts you for more than one trip to the buffet table.

Or, it could be the warmth of the fireplace. Add to that a melodic Chopin etude performed in the background on a grand piano.
It is, oh, so relaxed an atmosphere, evident in the several conversations floating around the room.

Then comes the hot tea brewed to your table offering so tempting a flavor on an otherwise cold wintry afternoon in northwest Ohio.

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Bluffton eighth graders visit Apollo this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 5:23am

Apollo Career Center will host approximately 1,400 eighth grade students from its 11-member district for Career Samplers, Feb. 2, 3, and 4. Each student will visit three labs for 20 minutes each, and schools will be at Apollo from 9 - 10:25 a.m. or 12:30 - 1:55 p.m.

Samplers are the culmination of career education activities that take place throughout the year at Apollo's member schools. The students select their program tours based on career interest inventories, and then visit those labs for equipment demonstrations and when possible, hands on learning.

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Public library February calendar available

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2011 - 3:17pm

February just happens to be Library lovers month. The Bluffton Public Library today released its February calendar.

Several events of interest are planned. To view the calendar click here.

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Will it be Green Bay or Pittsburgh?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 7:06pm

Want to try your luck at picking this year's Super Bowl football winner? It's easy. All you need to do is enter the Bluffton Icon Super Bowl contest. As of Tuesday evening, 15 persons have entered.

The entry form is on the top right side of the Icon home page. Contestants enter directly via e-mail. The deadline to enter the contest is noon on Sunday, Feb. 6, the day of the game.

The Icon's contest offers three tie-breakers. Here are the contest questions.

Who will win:
oGreen Bay Packers
oPittsburgh Steelers

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