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And, seniors may make appointments for February tax preparations

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It’s a new year and the Bluffton Senior Center is ready with lots of programming.

Here’s what’s on January’s Center calendar. An attachment below lists all items at the Center next month.

January’s dinner meeting is at noon, Monday, Jan. 8.  The program includes photos of the Grand Canyon and Red Rocks trip by the Center earlier this year.

Louise Hampton is the volunteer of the year. The centerboard has chosen Louise, who served at the center’s librarian for over five years.

5.5 inches of snowfall Dec. 23-24; 8 degrees was low reading Dec. 25

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Yes, it was and still is a White Christmas.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the area had 3.2 inches of snow on Dec. 23. Add to that 2.3 inches on Christmas eve, for 5.5 inches.

The temperatures hovered between 35 and 20 degrees on those two days, but on Christmas the freezer door opened and the high was 20 degrees and the low was 8.

 

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Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will offer indoor putt putt golf on Thursday, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

Thursday hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the Center for more details at 419-358-8971.

A short history of Santa Claus in Bluffton, Ohio

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• Several additional Bluffton
Santa photos below -
Historians are generally quiet about actual Santa Claus sighting in Bluffton.

Credible sightings are as arguable as what the cat saw when it crossed the desert. (see footnote)

The following evidence is for viewer consideration.

Here's some of the Christmas memories from my youth; what are your's?

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No question about it.

My memories of the best Christmas ever come in a package wrapped from stores
located in the Lima public square.

I know. It’s sounds impossible to viewers born after Neil A. walked on the moon;
but it’s true.

There was nothing...nothing like going to Lima and shopping downtown for
Christmas in the 1950s.

Take a evening cruise through town this weekend

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Four Bluffton families can claim the best holiday lighting decorations in 2017.

• First Place and a prize of $200 goes to Paul and Vicki Gesler of 347 Sycamore Ct.

• Second Place and a prize of $150 goes to Dave and Jenny Roby of 431 Cherry St.

• Third Place and a prize of $75 goes to Mark and Debbie Dulle of 423 Ethan Circle.

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