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Time is running out for you to bid on one of the many Christmas-related items in this year's Festival of Trees silent auction.

The festival takes place at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada. Closing bids are accepted until 6 p.m. on Friday. Winning bidders may pick up their items on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. or on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

This is the 18th annual Festival of Trees. Proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hoscipe program.

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW THAT PROVIDES A VIEW OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

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Bluffton Family Recreation offers two performance-training programs of eight sessions each in December lead by Jared Krout, BFR sports coordinator.

A Developmental Program, for youth ages 12 to 14, offers an introduction to performance training and adds a sport-specific component. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.

A Prep Program, for youth ages 15 to 18, offers a high-performance training program covering all aspects of athletic performance. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Dec. 1 to Dec. 24.

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By Monty Siekerman
This is another photo in our series What Are These? 

Can you identify them?

Hint, you heard them in Presser Hall.

Answer:
These are instruments used by the Percussion Ensemble in concert recently with three other ensembles.

Pictured are (clockwise from upper left) temple block, cricket call, another type of temple block, African double bell, Chinese player bowl.

If you got them all right, you earn an A+.

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Beatrice “Bea” Bolen, 88, died on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at 1:10 a.m. at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kenton.         

She was born June 5, 1927, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Tom and Stella (Wright) Puckett who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1946, she married Tivis Bolen who died on July 20, 1999.          

Bea retired after working 30 years for Wilson Sporting Goods, Ada . She attended the Alger Baptist Church.    

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Robert R. Sopher, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at 7:18 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center. Robert was born to Rev. Joseph F. Sopher and EmmaBelle (Forrest) Sopher on Feb. 25, 1936 in Rushsylvania, Ohio.

Robert graduated from LaFayette-Jackson High School in 1954, where he participated in high school choruses, high school band and class plays. He was also active in sports, where his favorite was playing football. He was on the starting lineup and earned his Varsity “L” letters.

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The Ada Kiwanis Club's annual Christmas dinner/auction  is Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals. Members are asked to bring 1-2 items for the auction.

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