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Oveer 200 vehicles anticipated this year

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Once upon a time gasoline was leaded, 30 cents a gallon, or cheaper.

Really.

Those days are gone, but many of the vehicles hooked on that gas survived. Over 200 of them return to Bluffton on Friday, June 16, for the 50th Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.

A registration form is attached at the bottom of this story.

If luck prevails, you might catch glimpses of some gone-but-not forgotten heavy metal cruisers that once roamed Main Street Bluffton.

Meanwhile, area bean lover demonstrate impressive patience

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It’s testing Bluffton coffee lovers’ cravings for the bean. But, there’s good news on the horizon.

The new owners of that coffee shop at the corner of Main and Cherry are working fast and furious for a reopening of the former Common Grounds.

The Icon reported on May 1 that Phil and Sharon Zimmerly sold the coffee shop to Jessi Davis, Luke Davis and Sam Erter.

Several things transpired since the sale.

First, the shop is closed during a remodeling.

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Matt Lora of Bluffton and Shawnee High School math teacher, was named Shawnee Optimist Club’s Educator of the Year.

Lora of 167 Hillcrest Dr., Bluffton, says that his ability to be a good educator comes from the environment he works in.

"It's been an awesome time at Shawnee High School; I've been surrounded by really good people in the math department, we're all very close and we're not afraid to share our materials with each other - it's just been a great time," Lora said.

June 22 at Bluffton University

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A group of local artists and church workers are asking for donations of guns for a blacksmith demonstration, which will forge weapons into garden tools Thursday, June 22, at Bluffton University.

The demonstration is part of Central District Conference, Mennonite Church USA, annual meeting, held on campus.

Contact [email protected] to donate a gun, or to learn more about the event.

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Citizens National Bank will hold three free health care costs in retirement seminars in May. RSVPs are required. Seminar details follow:

• Tuesday, May 16, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 941 Interstate Dr, Findlay
• Wednesday, May 17, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn & Suites, 803 S. Leonard Ave, Lima
• Thursday, May 18, 6 p.m., Stone Ridge Golf Club, 1553 Muirfield, Dr., Bowling Green

Deborah Boisselle, VP Investments of Citizens Wealth Management Group, is the featured speaker.

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Need a good book or two or three for summer reading?

The Bluffton Friends of the Library hold its spring used book sale at the library later this week. The sale runs from 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, through 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13. Books are on sale in the library's lower level.

All proceeds from the book sale go to support library programs such as summer read, children's read, staff education and assisting in equipment purchase. 

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