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Edna "Peggy" LePine 1923 - 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2016 - 10:48am

Edna M. "Peggy" LePine, 93, died, Aug. 25, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Peggy was born July 22, 1923, in Tupper Lake, New York, to Vernon and Mildred Proper who preceded her in death.

Peggy drove cars at the Toledo Auto Auction prior to retiring.

Survivors include a daughter, Pam LePine of Beaverdam; a nephew and his family, Larry Jones of Syracuse, New York; and a friend, Ralph Beemer of Beaverdam.

Peggy was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Payrot.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Final "art in the park" Aug. 30 at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2016 - 10:38am

Bluffton Public Library offers "Art in the Park" (ing lot) at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, according to Jessica Hermiller, library administrator.

All you need is to wear old clothing and join the other interested artists for some creative fun as the group experiments with art.

Contact the library for details of this program at 419-358-5016.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Meet your elementary teacher on Friday!

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2016 - 5:00pm

Elementary students with their parents or caregivers have an opportunity to meet their new teacher on Friday, Aug. 26.

The meet-the-teacher open house is from 2 to 3 p.m. in the elementary classrooms.

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Beaverdam Veterans Memorial brick paver deadline Sept. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2016 - 4:34pm

The Beaverdam Veterans Memorial is nearly all in place, according to Gary Crawfish.

"As a reminder, the deadline for ordering a brick paver is Thursday, Sept. 1," he said.

 "We must have the order by then to ensure the engraved brick paver will be in place for our memorial dedication, 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12," he added.

An order form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Events
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Ada gets ready for 31st Harvest and Herb Festival, craft booths still available

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2016 - 4:26pm

Booth space and parade entries are being accepted for this year’s Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s 31st annual Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, festival director.

This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, in downtown Ada.

The festival is open to the public with no admission charge. Proceeds are used to promote Ada chamber activities during the year.

As in past years, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College. Main Street will be closed at State Route 235 all the way to State Route 81.

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David Hooley teaching in Kenya: When teaching has an impact you can see

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2016 - 4:08pm

By Jennifer Steiner
MCC, Great Lakes communications coordinator

Bluffton High School graduate David Hooley knew education was important, but not until he taught in Kenya did he really see the impact of his work.

He recently completed a one-year Serving and Learning Together (SALT) assignment with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Songhor, Kenya, where he taught physics and math to students at Songhor Secondary School.

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