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Musical programs Dulcimers @ the Library continues on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., and Jammin’ @ the Library continues in March on the 14th and 28th, both at 6 p.m. Come to any meeting to join or listen.

Chill Zone continues every Tuesday in March at 3:30 p.m. This is a time for teens and tweens (6th grade and up) to snack, talk, play games, watch movies, and make crafts.

Bluffton Public Library welcomes Ayane Hida, Japanese Outreach Coordinator of the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, for a second event at the library this year. With such a positive response garnered from the Bluffton community following Ms. Hida’s first Japanese calligraphy event, library staff look forward to this second installment featuring food, culture, and inspiration. This event will take place on March 1st at 6 p.m.

Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers will perform in five states during the group’s annual spring-break tour.
 
The 30-member, select choral ensemble will make concert stops in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Florida and Ohio from March 6-13.
 

Apollo Career Center's board will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22, in the board meeting room. Brad Fruchey is Bluffton's representative on the board. The board agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

There was a full house at last week's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting in the town hall. Sodexo Dining Service catered the breakfast, which was sponsored by Family Eye Care. The next chamber breakfast is Friday, March 11.

Bluffton school board will act on Allen County Budget Commission’s recommendation on county estimated tax rates during its Feb. 18 meeting.
 
A chart at the bottom of this story shows a summary of the Bluffton school district’s estimated tax rates. The chart demonstrates how the district generates approximately $4 million through millage outside its 10-mill limitation and nearly $1 million inside.
 
In other agenda items, the board will act on:
• Certified advancement for Jessica Mayberry

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