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Lima Rotary Club receives donation for Abilities Ball Field

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 9, 2015 - 5:14pm

Andy and Elaine Maravola presented a $1,000 check to the Abilities Ball Field at the July 6 Lima Rotary Club meeting.

The Maravolas coordinated the Charity Car Show at Westgate Entertainment Center on June 28 and the donation is a portion of the $6,500 raised for charity by the show. Nearly 400 cars were entered.

"This is helping us reach our goal to make the dream a reality. We appreciate that they have chosen the Abilities Field as one of their charities to receive this donation," said fundraising coordinator Tracie Sanchez.

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County Line Church of Brethren car show July 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 9, 2015 - 4:54pm

County Line Church of the Brethren's 9th annual car show is planned Saturday, July 11, at the church, 4227 N. Hardin Road, Harrod.

Registration is from 11 a.m. to noon. The show is from noon to 3 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee with door prizes for car owners plus Top Ten Awards presented.

A chicken barbecue takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $8. Call the church office, 419-649-5364 for tickets.

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Recent births at Bluffton Hospital: 12 boys, 2 girl

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 9, 2015 - 4:45pm

Bluffton Hospital reports the following births since June. There were 12 boys born and two girls born.

To view photos of these babies, click here.

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Letter: Thanks to Cindy Basinger and Susie Stratton for BFR spruce up

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 9, 2015 - 1:14pm

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Bluffton Family Recreation would like to thank Cindy Basinger of Backyard Perennials & More and Susie Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses for the plants they donated to the “Spruce Up” project at BFR. 

Cindy donated a beautiful coral-bells plant and Susie donated a delightful flat of annuals.  We have had some trouble with the geese and ducks playing havoc with our plantings but we are enjoying the beautiful colors the plants have added to BFR’s landscape. 

Thank you Cindy and Susie!

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Mission Partners to speak at First Mennonite Church July 11-12

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on July 9, 2015 - 10:51am

First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., will observe Mission Sunday on Sunday, July 12. All are invited to hear the Mission Partners, Nancy Frey and Bruce Yoder, preach on "Working Together in God’s Mission" during the worship service at 10:30 a.m.

During the Sunday school hour at 9:15 a.m., Nancy will meet with the children's large group class and Bruce with the adults.

The community is also invited to attend an information conversation with the Frey Yoders and their children, Jeremiah and Deborah, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 11, in the church's fellowship hall.

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Worship
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One half century ago on Main Street

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 9, 2015 - 10:19am

It's January 1965. Dick Boehr took this photo of the Stauffer Brother's Pure Oil station at the corner of Main and Elm - directly across from the town hall.

We can't read the gas pumps, but that leaded gas was around 33 cents a gallon.

Today a different building stands there, housing Smith Realty, Padrone's Pizza and Ameriprise.

Here are several observations about this photo and Icon viewers are invited to offer more thoughts.

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Historical Bluffton
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