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Lucille Bucher of Bluffton will celebrate her 90th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 20, with an open house at Maple Crest from 3-5 p.m..

She was born on Aug. 20, 1921 to Albert and Sarah Burry. She married Victor Bucher on Feb. 19, 1942. He died on June 11, 2006.

Mrs. Bucher has six children. They are Rich (Carol) Bucher of North Danvers, Ill., Norma Sommer of Bluffton; Nolan (Linda) Bucher of Elkhart Ind.; Nancy (Nick) Carney of Pataskala, Ohio; Corinne (Dave) Lee of Bluffton; and Gloria (Jan) Wiechart of Wapakoneta.

Fall U6 soccer intramurals registrations are available now at BFR The season runsSept. 13 through Oct. 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is $30 for non-members $15 for members. Registration deadline is Sept. 5. For more information go to www.bfronline.com or contact 419-358-4150

BHS Football Moms Meeting - Monday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall (basement) of Bluffton First United Methodist Church (dark brick church across the street from Bluffton Elementary School).

Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) - open to women and men - will meet at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, in Jeanne's Kitchen, 112 Vine St., Bluffton.

Linda Everhardt-Kardux, president of the organization, said that the meeting is open to all business owners, sole proprietors, sales people, people thinking about starting a business and people looking for a career change.

"The network is all about helping each other's businesses grow through monthly meetings," she said.

Care to take a night time shower? Tonight and Friday night are your best nights this summer.

The perseid meteor shower, a night time sky show is the featured movie of the skies.The Perseids will rise gradually to their August 13 peak. Between now and August 13, the meteors will be flying.

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Chamber invites community to consider sponsoring a snowflake

The largest snowflake ever to land in Bluffton may be viewed as it hangs from a light pole on Main Street in front of Common Grounds and The Food Store. We recommend viewing it after dark.

Despite being August, the snowflake will remain there for a few weeks. The snowflake is part of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's new holiday lighting plan for Main Street. (see story below)

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