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15 minutes with Alee Gratz-Collier

About starting her own business - River Valley Pasta
Posted by LizGH on May 31, 2019 - 3:00pm

Alexandria (Alee) Gratz-Collier graduated from BHS in 2004, and went to college at Woodbury University in Burbank, California. She (along with her business partner) is the force behind River Valley Pasta, a home-made pasta company.

The Icon sat down with Gratz-Collier to hear a bit more about her life and business venture.

What have you been up to since graduating from BHS? Where are you based now?
Since college, I have been working in the service industry in Findlay. No kids, but a VERY proud aunt. I'm not married, and am living in Findlay.

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Ebenezer offers VBS program June 2-7

First local VBS of the summer
Posted by LizGH on May 31, 2019 - 2:41pm

Ebenezer Mennonite Church will hold its Vacation Bible School next week, Sunday, June 2 to Friday, June 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This is traditionally the first local VBS program in the area. 

This year's theme "Roar!: Life is wild - God is good" involves activity-filled evenings, for six days, Sunday through Friday, at 8905 Columbus-Grove Rd, Bluffton.

This popular program averages over two hundred kids in attendance.

The VBS is for youth ages 4 through fifth grade inclusive.  Since the program starts on Sunday, please just come on Sunday evening to register.

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Worship
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Icon seeks Vacation Bible School details

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2019 - 10:12am

The Icon invites churches in its viewership area to submit Vacation Bible School information for posting.

The Icon already has information from:
• Bluffton Baptist VBS
• Bluffton Community VBS
• County Line Churh of the Brethren VBS
• Ebenezer Mennonite VBS
• Pandora Communtiy VBS

Any other VBS programs not on our schedule, please contact [email protected]

We also invite VBS directors to send photos during their VBS. Jpegs please, and provide identifications.

 

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Representing Bluffton HS at state

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2019 - 9:08am

Here are Bluffton High School's 2019 entries in the Division III state track meet that begins this morning, May 31.

• Baylor Garmatter (400 meters)

• Xavier Dunifon (300 hurdles and 110 hurdles)

• Jackson Steinmetz (3200 meter run)

• 4x400 relay  – Xavier Dunifon, Baylor Garmatter, Jonathon Schriner, Luke Young

The Pirates tied for third in the boys' regional team standings with Pandora-Gilboa. Running events at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, start Friday at 9:30 a.m.

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Kerry Wright, Jr., Director of Children and Family Ministries at Ebenezer Mennonite

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2019 - 8:51am

Kerry Wright, Jr., accepted a call to serve as Director of Children and Family Ministries at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. He began his ministry on May 21.

He served in ministry as a volunteer at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, 20 years ago, helping to lead worship at a Saturday evening service called Common Bond.

He has served at two other churches, first as a lay worship leader at Ebenezer Mennonite Church and the second as a full-time associate pastor and the chairman of the elder board at Encounter Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Next Gardeners meeting is June 4

Discussing native plants
Posted by LizGH on May 31, 2019 - 6:00am

The Gardeners of the Bluffton-Pandora Area hold their next meeting on Tuesday, June 4, at the Bluffton Public Library, lower level meeting room at 6:30 p.m. Dave McPheron will be speaking on native (indigenous) plants. McPheron is the Volunteer Coordinator of the Hardin County Master Gardener Volunteers, as well as running a native plant nursery for the area.

This meeting is open to the public.

For more news in the local gardening world, the club's monthly newsletter - Edelweiss News - is attached below. 

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