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Bluffton blood drive planned

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 6:26pm

An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled in Bluffton, Thursday, Dec. 6, from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, located at  101 S. Jackson St.

While walk-in donors are welcome, donors are encouraged to make appointments. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go online at www.redcrossblood.org.

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Regional news
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Written thanks and other basic rules for tax-deductible donations

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 6:03pm

Thanksgiving to New Year’s is a time for holiday generosity and tax-minimizing thrift.  Last year, about 25 percent of the Ohioans who filed federal individual tax returns claimed tax deductions for charitable donations, to the tune of $4.7 billion. 

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Business
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Bluffton faculty to discuss restorative justice writing

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 5:56pm

Dr. Rudi Kauffman and Heather Koontz, assistant professors of restorative justice and social work, respectively, at Bluffton University, will present a program at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, on a chapter they co-authored in a new book about restorative justice.

The event is free and open to the public beginning with a 3:45 p.m. reception in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus.

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Bluffton University
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Speaker to share technology stories from Africa

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 5:54pm

Khanjan Mehta of Penn State University will discuss social entrepreneurial ventures and how technology has impacted Africa during a Bluffton University Forum on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Mehta’s presentation, “Solar Stews and Digital Funerals: Stories from East Africa,” is free and open to the public beginning at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall.

Mehta is director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship program at Penn State, where he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering.

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Bluffton University
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Pandora community meal planned

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 5:48pm

The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a FREE Community Meal on Wednesday, Dec. 19,  from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.

The meal this month is provided by the Hilty Home, the menu will be roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, dinner roll, fruit, cookies and beverage.  Everyone welcome!

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Worship
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An Old-Time Christmas at the Swiss Homestead Saturday afternoon

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2012 - 5:13pm

“An Old-Time Christmas at the Homestead” is the theme of the Christmas Season open house to be held by the Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora at its historic 1843 Swiss Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 6 p.m. 

Christmas decorations of the 19th century will highlight the occasion, which will also feature live music and needlework in the parlor, hearth-cooking at the large kitchen fireplace, and candle-making in the basement of the recently-restored Schumacher House. 

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Events
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