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Weather summary: Now it's more like April

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2013 - 12:00pm

Now it's more like April: Highs reaching 70 and lows in the 40s with rain here and there. Here's the seven-day weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date         High    Low  Prec

April 8        72      40    0.09
April 9        82      49
April 10      69      44    1.35
April 11      44      40    1.07
April 12      42      40    0.22
April 13      42      39    0.05
April 14      60      35    trace
April 15      70      51

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May 2 Pray for America service at Ebenezer Mennonite

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2013 - 11:49am

"Pray for America" is the theme of the annual National Day of Prayer, which will be observed at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 2, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church Crossroads Ministry Center.

The church is located at 8905 Columbus Grove Road,Bluffton. Contact the church at 419-358-8588 for more information.

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Guest columnist - Thoughts on Civic Engagement Day: Unintended Consequences

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2013 - 11:15am

By Alyssa Flick

Once a year Bluffton University schedules a day of seminars led by college professors with a lot of interesting insight to the subjects they teach. The event is called Civic Engagement Day. This year the day took place on April 10.

One of these seminars was hosted by Dr. Darryl Nester a professor of math. He obtained his doctorate in statistics and has also taught many classes training college students how to be more technologically savvy.

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Bob and Joanne Antibus recognized in Arbor Day tree planting April 26

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2013 - 11:00am

The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will celebrate Arbor Day at 11 a.m., Friday, April 26, at the Motter Metro Park, 10740 Bluffton Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton.

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Local United Way budget and admissions meets with partnering agencies April 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2013 - 10:30am

The Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland United Way Budget and Admissions Committee will hold its budget and admissions meeting on the evening of Tuesday, April 23, in the elementary media center, according to Linda Fleming.              

"All proposals must be given in person by all agencies listed below. As last year, each agency will be given ten minutes to request funds for next year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me," said Fleming.

Schedule for the evening:

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They helped make Bluffton special

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2013 - 8:14pm

Dick Boehr, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce member, talks about the 11 persons recognized on April 12 at Maple Crest.

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