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Preview is Friday at 5 p.m.

An auction of antique and collectibles of Helen and the late Gerald Brooks, Bluffton, is scheduled at The Old Barn Auction, State Route 224, Findlay, this weekend.

A sale preview is Friday, Dec. 29, starting at 5 p.m. The auction starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30.

A listing of auction items is on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

A. Pauline Klingler, 90, died Dec. 23, 2017, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Pauline was born July 14, 1927, in Gilboa to the late Thomas and Ida (Lowden) Pollock.  On Nov. 3, 1946, she married A. Roy Klingler who preceded her in death on April 20, 2000.

Pauline graduated from Blanchard Township High School near Gilboa. She was a homemaker and member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church and Gilboa United Methodist Church.

Let's flash back to the last day of school before Christmas break. Offically called Teach Like a Pirate Day at the middle school, you'll need to refer to the middle school student in your house or neighborhood for a complete explanation. Jamie Nygaard was there and offers lots of photos in the next frames.

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.

For all ages - games must be rated E

Love video games?

Bluffton Public Library invites Icon viewers to an open gaming day on Thursday, Dec. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event takes place in the lower level of the library.

The game day is for all ages, and you may use the library's devices or bring your own. Games must be rated E.

For more details call the library at 419-358-5016.

 

I still do not know how those hoof prints and sleigh marks appeared on the porch roof

Story by Kathleen Anderson Steiner
It was more than a decade after the end of World War II, and America was booming back and becoming rich and powerful.

The wealth of the newly prosperous country had not yet reached the young veterans and their families. My hardworking, Navy veteran father was eeking out a living working at a factory in Bluffton.

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