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Laura Voth: “You, our volunteers, are a vital part of our goal of bringing the outside in, maintaining important connections, of reducing loneliness, of creating fun, of giving something to look forward to every day.  Through every small or large volunteer act, you are planting seeds of kindness for the Lord."

In a separate story viewers will find a report on the April 5 Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio volunteer appreciation banquet.

The current U.S. administration’s emphasis on coal could mean jobs and industries coming soon to the Bluffton-Ada area, although not all residents are excited about it.

One of northwestern Ohio’s untouched economic payloads is an enormous vein of Anthracite coal stretching from Sidney to Bowling Green. The coal lies beneath the pumped out natural gas and oil fields, which boomed here in the 1890s.

An Icon viewer poses a question concerning a church scripture verse sign. Viewers with further thoughts may respond at info@blufftonicon.com.

The viewer writes:

For almost 75 years, the original Swiss Mennonite church and the Ebenezer Mennonite and the St. John Mennonite churches had a large sign with the following verse written in German in their sanctuaries: Romans 12:12.

Be joyful in hope; patient in affliction; faithful in prayer.

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