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No matter if you're a novice - there's a route for you at the July 8 Ride to Remember

What’s your bike skill level?

This year’s third annual Ride to Remember (Saturday, July 8) offers routes for the novice, families with young children, intermediate routes and, believe it or not, 112 mile route.

Summer sessions begin June 15

Why group piano for children?

Group piano offers a fantastic opportunity to be involved in music-making that develops overall musicianship while learning basic piano skills, according to Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio, Ada.

She adds: "7 and 8 year olds love to sing, move, create, and play... all aspects of a group piano setting that capitalizes on the sense of joy experienced in a social situation while learning how to move those fingers on a piano in a meaningful way!"

You might ask: "Why group piano?"

Vicki answers:

In 1904 the Bluffton post office was on Vine Street and this photo proves it. The post office was located in what is today Richard Boehr's building.

In this photo, from left, are (unidentified), Charles Steingraber, (unidentified), Ross Bogart, George Lewis, Mrs. Lewis and Emma Bigler Swank. (From the Richard Boehr collection)

NANA DEB is a plate on a silver GMC Terrain that you'll spot in the Citizens National Bank drive-thru in Bluffton.

It's Week 2 of the Bluffton Public Library's summer reading program.

Here is a list of activities at the library from Monday, June 12, to Saturday, June 17.

Activities are from pre-school and under, children, teens and 'tweens, adults and inter-generational activities.

Bluffton's biggest birthday party of the year

It you didn't know better, you've have thought there was carnival in town on Saturday.

CHECK OUT JAMIE NYGAARD'S PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

The carnival was Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn's birthday celebration. The party closed Main Street with carnival games, children’s’ activities, and buy-one-get-one specials.

That's not all. There were inflatable games, a balloon animal artist, Plinko, fish pond, and to top it all off Caramel to Die For ice cream sundaes.

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