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Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St., Ada, is a new Bluffton Icon advertiser. The gallery opened in 2015. Here is a summary of the feature story posted in the Ada Icon when the gallery opened.

“I set the stage. The artists are the performers.”

That’s the way Ruth Roider describes her vision for Gallery for the Arts, which opened at 115 S. Main St., Ada. The gallery serves two purposes: as a place for local artists to display and sell their creations and as Roider’s own working art studio.

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BE ALERT. SCAMMERS CONTINUE TO TARGET AEP OHIO CUSTOMERS
Customers encouraged to call AEP Ohio for verification

Scammers are at it again. They are hitting up AEP Ohio customers this week, demanding immediate payment. AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), says beware and be suspicious of these demands.

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Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district, including students from Bluffton HS, will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 29.

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 The Bluffton Senior Center has a full line up of trips schedule for 2016, including Pennsylvania, Alaska and the Yukon, and Roscoe Village, according to Tonya Meyer, Center director.

On June 8 and 9, the motor coach will head out of town to go on an overnight trip to Coshocton to visit Roscoe Village. The trip will include a canal boat ride and three meals as well as overnight accommodations.

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These babies were born at Bluffton Hospital during October, November and December of 2015

Oct. 15 -- Scarlett Graison DeLong-Clem, daughter of Danielle and Tyler and Danielle DeLong-Crem, Bluffton.

Oct. 19 -- Willow Rayne Sutton, daughter of WynterWise and Frank Sutton, Delphos.

Oct. 20 -- Jaxson M. Issac Dais, son of Kayla Pifer and Abram Davis, Lima.

Oct. 22 -- William Matthew Niese, son of Matthew and Elizabeth Niese, Leipsic.

Oct. 26 -- Elena Luna Gonzalez, daughter of Sabrina Concepsion Rubio, Leipsic.

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$4.5 million project will begin this spring;
$1.5 million capital campaign will support project
The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital will be established at Bluffton Hospital this year as the hospital fine-tunes its focus to better serve women.
 
The announcement follows a yearlong evaluation of services and development of a long-term plan by the hospital administration.
 

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