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Here's the August elementary and middle school menu

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 3:04pm

What's for lunch?

The August Bluffton school elementary/middle school menu is now on the Icon.

Click here to view it.

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Middle school registration and 6th grade orientation info

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 2:47pm

Here's some news from Bluffton Middle School about the coming school year.

Registration for 2016-2017 school year will take place on Friday, Aug. 19, and Monday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m.  A mailing went out on Thursday, Aug. 11 with information regarding those days.  First day of classes is Monday, Aug. 29.

6th Grade Orientation

There will be a 6th grade orientation for all in-coming sixth grade students and their parents on Thursday, Aug. 25th from 6-7 p.m. in the Middle School cafetorium. 

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SilverSneakers now three times weekly at BFR

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 1:08pm

Bluffton Family Recreation, 2015 Snider Road, Bluffton, now offers classes three a week through the Healthway SilverSneakers Fitness program, according to Joseph Beagle of BFR.

The program is for older adults and involves regular physical activity.

Each class session lasts between 45 and 60 minutes held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at BFR. The Monday class is a new option in the program.

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Lima Area Concert Band performs at MMH Concert on the Lawn Aug. 21

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 1:01pm

Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, invites the public to its annual “Concert on the Lawn,” Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m.

Musical entertainment is by the Lima Area Concert Band. 

Attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair and an appetite. There will be free ice cream, popcorn and beverages along with the fellowship of family and friends.

For more information regarding Concert on the Lawn, call Mennonite Memorial Home at 419-358-1015, option 1.

 

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Darrell and Kay Huber celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 12:36pm

Darrell and Kay Huber celebrated 50 years of marriage eariler this month with a pool party hosted by their daughter and family.

Darrell and the former Kay Richard were married Aug. 13, 1966, at Pleasant View Church of the Brethren by Rev. Rommie Moore.

They are parents of a daughter Megan (Michael) Coffman of Bluffton. They have two grandchildren, Kaleigh and Ezekiel.

Darrell is retired from Bluffton University and Kay from Wapakoneta City Schools.

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Billy Rowe was retired from DTR Industries

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2016 - 12:32pm

Billy G. Rowe, 72, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at 5:40 a.m. at his residence in Alger.

He was born on July 20, 1944, in Shelby, Ohio, to Estle and Rosie (Lillo) Rowe who preceded him in death. On Jan. 29, 1964, he married Cheryl D. Weller and she survives in Alger.

Billy previously worked at the Ohio Kentucky Manufacturing Co. in Ada. He then worked for 26 years as a carpenter for Teledyne Ohio Steel in Lima. Billy then retired after working for 13 years for DTR Industries in Bluffton. He was a graduate of Alger High School.

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