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Several events for residents are planned in December at the Mennonite Memorial Home. In addition, several residents celebrate birthdays in December.

Special events include:

o Dec. 2 - 1:30 p.m., middle school strings perform

oDec. 5 - 2:30 p.m., Kyrsti Groman's piano students perform

oDec. 7 - 6 p.m., resident family potluck

oDec. 8 - noon, resident family potluck

oDec. 14 - Blaze of Lghts outing

oDec. 15 - Cory-Rawson High School show choir

oDec. 16 - 3 p.m., Christmas Belles, Bill Herr, Gloria Herr quartet

December is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The Center will extend its retail hours in December. These hours will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

The following events are planned:

oDec. 1 - Bingo, 1:30 p.m.

oDec. 2 - blood pressure clinic, 10:30 a.m. to noon

oDec. 3 - Community meal, 6 p.m., Donations to the Bluffton Food Pantry. Meal sponsored by Bluffton Ministerial Association.

oDec. 12 - bus trip to ONU holiday spectacular at Allen County Civic Center

Bluffton's favorite holiday is Saturday, Nov. 28

The annual Blaze of Lights, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, which draws hundreds of persons to the community is Saturday, Nov. 28. Here's a summary of this year's events:

Parade:
4 p.m. - The parade forms at the Centre, 601 N. Main St.
4:55 p.m. - Streetscape ribbon cutting in front of the town hall
5 p.m. - Parade from the Centre to College Avenue
Parade marshals - Greg Conkling, Carlin Carpenter, Sam Diller

STECK 7

This plate may be viewed near the elementary school during school days. Okay, our guess is Stechschulte. But, which one? Viewers, help solve this one, please.

HELP FILL BLUFFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SHELVES WITH NEW BOOKS

Bluffton Public Library is launching a "Buck$ for Book$" campaign to help offset projected cuts in state funding for 2010. The campaign will officially begin Dec. 1 - just in time for the holidays.

According to library director Cindi Chasse, the goal of the campaign is to raise $5,000 over the next 12 months. "All proceeds will be used to lessen the impact of a projected loss of 30% of state funding revenue in 2010 on the library's material budget," Chasse said.

ONU plate

An Ohio Northern University plate on a vehicle parking on College Avenue across from Bluffton High School can only mean that the plate belongs to Steve Simon.

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