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Several downtown Bluffton businesses invite Icon viewers to a Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, Christmas open house. 

Many businesses are participating in the event. Each has several special offers. Included in the open house are:

• Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A special coupon, which is a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story provides $5 off a $30 purchase. The coupon is good through Dec. 31, 2013.

Bluffton is in from some interesting music on Wednesday. The Moxie Strings will spend a day with Bluffton school students and will then perform at 7 p.m. in the Bluffton town hall as part of the Town Hall Concert Series. 

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Rachel Lewis, Bluffton schools strings teacher said, "I am very excited about The Moxie Strings coming to Bluffton. This is a trio including a fiddle player, electric cello player and a percussionist. The group has a with Celtic and bluegrass style of playing." 

It's a season-changer. About this time each fall Bluffton village employees flush town fire hydrants. Here's the steam of water going into the basin in front of the post office on Main Street.

Greg's Pharmacy, 126 N. Main St., Bluffton will hold its 15th annual Ladies Day Sale Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9.

The event includes:
• Holiday gifts 25 percent off
• BOGO free boxed cards
• Register to win prizes
• Free gift wrapping
• Refreshments

And several addition special offers.

The churches of Pandora and Gilboa are offering food boxes for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School District. 

The boxes are designed to provide nine meals for a family of four. In order to pick up a box, you must register by calling 419-384-3038 by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. 

Boxes will be available to be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. at the Grace Mennonite Church located at 502 East Main St., Pandora. Please note that the food boxes will be picked up the Saturday before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Sharon Bishop, 69, of Findlay, died at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, at home surrounded by her family.

She was born on March 4, 1944 in Bluffton, to the late Oliver and Helen M. Steiner. On Aug. 31, 1968 she married Charles Bishop and he survives.

She is also survived by a daughter, Amy of Columbus, a son Stephen, a daughter-in-law Katie, and granddaughter Layla, all of Bloomington, Ind. She was preceded in death by a son, Andrew, a brother, David "Pete" Steiner, and stepfather, Cleon A. Steiner.

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