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Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. is family night

Two special events take place this week in the Bluffton elementary.

ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR:  The book fair is this week.  Daily hours: 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday.  Family Night is Tuesday,  from 6 until 8 p.m.

Bluffton Cultural Affairs invites volunteers to help set up the Ream holiday folk art display.

Set up is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn, according to Lynda Best.

"Things to bring include sledges hammers and drills. It is always a job and even if people can only help a hour or so it would be appreciated so we can continue this tradition," she said.

Any questions contact  Best 419-296-2790.

Dennis Morrison captured this impressive sunset earlier this week. There's something about a season-changing sunset that causes you to pause and enjoy. Click here for an early-morning fog photos by Jamie Nygaard.

Change of seasons usually brings out interesting outdoor photo possibilities. Here's on example of an early-morning fog on the Buckeye. Click here for a Dennis Morrison Bluffton sunset image. (Jamie Nygaard photo)

AEP expects power to be off from 5 to 10 minutes

Attention AEP customers: Expect a 5- to 10-minute power outage tonight at approximately 11 p.m.

The Village of Bluffton was notifed of the anticipated outage shortly after noon today.

Richard D. Doughtery of AEP, sent the village the following message:

"I wanted to let you know that an unexpected urgent situation has been discovered with the transmission line serving the Bluffton substation. 

"A  5- to 10-minute outage will take place close to 11 p.m. tonight, (Friday, Oct. 19). 

Three of the industry's early leaders return for a visit

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Prior to 1987 it was a farmer’s field. Then DTR arrived.

Larry Core, retired Bluffton village administrator, remembers it this way: “It was biggest thing that will ever happen in my life.”

“It” was the Village of Bluffton’s success in attracting what was DTR, and is today SumiRiko Ohio, manufacturer of vehicle engine mounts, which employees approximately 770 associates working three shifts.

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