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Richland Manor pie baking contest is "easy as pie"

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 12:16pm

It’s difficult to know which the residents and contestants at Richland Manor’s pie baking contest enjoyed more – making their pies, or tasting them, as bakers and tasters alike lined up to sample the entries at the campus’ Pie Baking Contest recently.

Prior to the contest, Richland Manor residents Ruth Wildermuth and Michele Cardone made a homemade crust for the Caramel Chocolate Apple Crunch Pie they were entering in the contest on behalf of the residents Cooking Club.

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Mustard Seed Cafe' offers Mother's Day special May 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 12:01pm

Mustard Seed Cafe, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, has a Mother's Day special on Sunday, May 12. All mothers will receive a packet of mustard seeds to plant. The cafe will also offer its regular menu between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

In addition, a special holiday dinner is available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests may eat indoors or out (weather permitting), and reservations are suggested all day.

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Stratton Greenhouses has special offers for Mother's Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 10:46am

Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, has several Mother's Day special offers. These include:
• 20 percent off garden accents and gifts
• 10 percent off flowering trees and shrubs
• $1 off all hanging baskets
• $5 off specialty hanging baskets

Hours are:
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays in May Noon to 5 p.m.

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Bend ‘moral arc’ toward justice, Bluffton University graduates urged

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 6, 2013 - 9:50pm

Minutes away from becoming Bluffton University graduates on May 5, 279 students were reminded that they have another test.

“That test is called ‘the rest of your life,’” said Dr. J. Denny Weaver, a professor emeritus of religion at Bluffton and the speaker at the university’s 113th annual commencement ceremony.

The test is “how well you invest the education you have acquired,” he said, urging the graduates to do so by helping bend the moral arc that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said is long but “bends toward justice.”

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Bluffton University
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May Day for the 100th time

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 6, 2013 - 9:47pm

Abigail Graber (center, with red and yellow trim) was part of a “legacy” couple added to Bluffton University’s traditional Maypole dance for May Day festivities on May 4. Graber, from Goshen, Ind., and her partner, Justin Neufeld Weaver of Bluffton, each with longstanding family ties to the university, formed a ninth couple for the 100th edition of the dance with which Bluffton alumni are familiar.

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Bike rodeo, health fair new elements of May 11 arts and crafts show

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 6, 2013 - 8:00pm

BIKE RODEO INFO IN ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM OF STORY

Celebrates spring with its 42nd annual downtown arts and crafts show on Saturday, May 12. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce event features over 70 vendors all on Main Street. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge.

According to Fred Steiner, chamber CEO, this is the largest show in several years. It should attract several hundred persons. “The show is designed as a family event. It’s free and offers activities for all age groups,” he said.

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