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YFC pool parties continue in July and August

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 30, 2016 - 6:57am

Bluffton-Pandora YFC weekly pool parties are underway at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, according to Jeremy Basinger.

Here’s the schedule for the rest of the summer:

July 6
July 20
July 27
Aug. 3
Aug. 10
Aug. 17

Parties are open to next fall’s sixth graders through high school seniors. Admission is $3 each. Parties are from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

The July 6 party has the following extras: more games and prizes, ga-ga ball, corn hole and kan jam tournaments, YFC t-shirt tie-dye, outdoor movie and more.

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Wild!

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2016 - 4:40pm

Three years, a lot of hard work, and $200 worth of seeds gets you a quarter acre of countless blooms. Tammy (pictured) and Mike Bradshaw have developed an eyecatching display in front of their home in the country midway between Ada and Bluffton. In late June the wildflower meadow garden bursts into yellow. Soon, other colors will emerge. You'll find bachelor buttons, daisies, and more. To drive past to see the flower display from Ada, take County Line Road north, cross Old US 30, it's in the next mile on the left.

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Doug Luginbill accepts conference minister post with Central District Conference

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2016 - 3:56pm

Doug Luginbill of Bluffton will become the conference minister of the Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA beginning Aug. 15.

Locally, First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, and Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, and Lima Mennonite Church, Lima, are members of CDC. The conference includes 42 congregations in 10 states.

The Central District Conference office will remain in Goshen, Ind., and as conference minister, Luginbill will work from an office in Bluffton. 

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A little of the top, please

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2016 - 3:41pm

Let's mow once more in June and see what happens in July. The Bluffton University campus had its green grass shaved earlier this week. Maybe July will be so dry that mowing won't be necessary.

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WOAL swim championships bring 2,500+ to Bluffton on July 8-9

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2016 - 3:26pm

With an expected attendance of more than 2,500 people, the Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) swim championships will return to the Village of Bluffton July 8-9. Bluffton is the host site for the WOAL every three years.

“We are excited to be the host pool for the 2016 WOAL swim champs,” said Jennie Wilson, president of the Bluffton swim team. “The WOAL summer swim program has more than 600 swimmers across eight teams, and with these swimmers come families, friends and grandparents.

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Ohio Mennonite annual Relief Sale Aug. 5-6 in Wooster

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2016 - 2:13pm

The Ohio Mennonite Annual Relief Sale will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster.

Food and booths open at 4 p.m. Friday, with the evening program at 6:30 p.m. Saturday begins with breakfast at 7 a.m., following by the 5K run and walk at 8 a.m., the woods, tool and art auction at 9 a.m., and the quilt auction at 10 a.m.

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