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Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 6:26pm

Bluffton Family Recreation held a successful chicken barbecue fundraiser on Aug. 14. BFR sold out of its dinners. From left are Janette Reineke, board member, Michael Donley, staff member, Joseph Beagle, director, and Randy Keeler, board member.

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Swiss Historical Society celebrates 175th anniversary of first Mennonite Church in Swiss Settlement

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 5:24pm

A celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first Mennonite Church in the Bluffton-Pandora area will take place in a daylong event on Sunday, Aug. 30. Bluffton Swiss Community Historical Society is the event sponsor.

The celebration takes place at the site of the original log church, near 17876 Road 4, Pandora. The celebration will include a worship service, lectures, displays, hymns, and a traditional Swiss meal held under a large tent.

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Ruth Fritschi was a 1946 graduate of Beaverdam High School

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 3:56pm

Ruth L. Fritschi, 88  died Aug.15, 2015, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. Ruth was born April 14, 1927, in Beach City, Ohio, to Swiss immigrants Arnold and Lina (Bloch) Winkelman who preceded her in death. On Nov. 13, 1955, she married Ernest Fritschi who survives.

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Obituaries
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Trinity Lutheran School started on Aug. 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 3:51pm

Classes at Trinity Lutheran School, Jenera began on  Aug. 17.  The school has classes for Pre-school through Grade 8.

Valarie Tharman joins Traci Hummer (Pre-school and Kindergarten), Connie Krueger (Grades 1-2), Jeremy Dennings (Grades 5-6) and Steve Strong (Grades 7-8 and Principal) as the teacher of Grades 3-4. Valarie is a graduate of Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota.

 

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Worship
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Storytime, playgroup and creative crochet coming to the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 3:48pm

Bluffton Public Library will have a special Storytime for children who are just about to start school/kindergarten.

In addition the library will launch a playgroup and crochet group for youth.

The Storytime is Monday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m.  at the library.

According to Esther Birkey, youth services coordinator, "Starting Kindergarten can be an exciting, yet anxious experience for a child. Bluffton Public Library would like to support local families in preparation for this new chapter.

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Bluffton Public Library
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55 years later - here's the BHS class of 1960

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 3:39pm

On July 25 Bluffton High School Class of 1960 held its 55th reunion at the town hall in Bluffton. Seventeen class members were present.

Row I: Sandra (Diller) Rinnert, Karen (Anderson) Garmatter, Karen (Gerber) McKanna, Nancy (Patterson) Tripp, Connie (Patterson) Kear, Lucille (Amstutz) Fawley

Row II: Betty (Stratton) Ziessler, Marylin (Dillman) Basinger, Emily (Hochstettler) Crawfis, Terri (Preto) Wilch, Dave Bash, Vera Basinger, Terry Marshall

Row III: Doug Reichenbach, Jan Emmert, Jim Luginbihl, Larry Core

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People
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