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Here's a plate seen frequently in Bluffton on a white Ford. It stands for Dunifon Oil, a former Bluffton business.

Bill and Beth Ann Bass stand below the new sign that has now been installed on their restaurant at 1O1 S. Main, formerly Little Mexico. Why 101? The number is in the address and 101 refers to many college courses, which is appropriate in this university town. Saturday's lunch business was booming.

Photos, installation, painting, drawing, video, sound works

Artists who live both in the U.S. and Italy will exhibit their work at the Elzay Gallery of Art beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, continuing through Feb. 19.  The exhibit features photography, installation, painting, drawing, video, and sound works.

One of the artists is Emily Jay, lecturer in art who makes her home in Ada and Italy. She is a 2010 ONU graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio arts. She earned the MFA in painting from BGSU.

Other artists are Radha Rose Tague, Christina Gednalske, and Molly DiGrazia.
The exhibit, titled "Lacuna," concerns living in a culture not your own.

A memorial service and celebration of her life for Catherine Freed will be held in the Old Cadet Chapel at West Point, N.Y. at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 9, prior to burial in the West Point National Cemetery.

Mrs. Freed passed away in Ada on Nov. 25. A memorial service and celebration of life was held in English Chapel here on Dec. 17.

Mrs. Freed was First Lady of Ohio Northern University fro 1979 until 1999 when her husband, DeBow, was President
The video titled The Extraordinary Life of Service of Catherine Moore Freedis planned to be shown at 9:30 a.m., before the 10 a.m. service at West Point.

Community Health Professionals will have an Indoor Garage Sale from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10. The cost to rent a table for both days is $10. Tables may be reserved by calling 419-634-7443.

This year's Beacon of Hope event will be Thursday, April 6, at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., instead of McIntosh Center.

According to a farm outlook for northwest Ohio, expect the remainder of January to be milder and wetter than usual.

Normally, this area receives 2 inches of rain, but expect 2 to 5 inches.

Winter so far has seen major swings in weather patterns but in the end we are close to normal temperatures and precipitation. Going forward for the remainder of winter, it looks a little warmer and wetter than normal with still significant swings in weather patterns. 

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