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A Christmas lapful

The Boblitt kids shared their Christmas wish list with Santa during the Nov. 26 Blaze. They are Trey, 7, Terron, 5, and Charlie, 2. They are the children of Becky and Todd Boblitt.

2013 chamber membership sticker

Bluffton native David Rodabaugh, Lima attorney, is the December Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast speaker. His talk is part of a continuing series of recognizing persons with Bluffton connections who serve elsewhere in the county. The breakfast is in the third floor of the town hall on Friday, Dec. 9.

Breakfast serving starts at 7 a.m. and the program starts at 7:30 a.m. Richland Manor serves the free breakfast. Sielschott, Walsh, Keifer & Regula, Inc., certified public accountants, will sponsor the breakfast.

A family from Nova Scotia stopped at Common Grounds for some Bluffton coffee. The Icon spotted this plate in the waiting car.

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Here's a family portrait of the Noah F. and Susan Steiner family. Seated from left, Ada Steiner Gierman, Noah, Susan, and Edna Steiner Oyer.

Standing from left, Alma Steiner Jorg, Adella Steiner Oyer, Nelson F. Steiner, Stanley Steiner and Emma Steiner Bertsche.

The family farm was two miles west of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church near the Zion Mennonite Cemetery. The photo was taken in the mid-1940s.

Lorenza Andrade Smith, a United Methodist pastor and advocate for immigrants, is the guest speaker during a 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, program in the Assembly Room, First Mennonite Church.

The session's focus is on the DREAM Act and the broader issues of immigration, naturalization and human rights in churches.

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