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MHCO has volunteer opportunity to assist with publishing project

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio has a volunteer opportunity for someone with manuscript publishing skills.

Joanne Niswander, friend and resident of Maple Crest, has completed a historical document including pictures of “How MHCO Came To Be.”

MHCO intends to take this manuscript into an eBook and print format. The manuscript is 120 pages and photos are already in place.

"We are looking for a volunteer with skills to finalize document structure using text-editing skills and online software such as Vellum," said Chris Moser of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

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The answer to "So you think you know Bluffton?"

Posted yesterday, this is a view of the First United Methodist Church from the Jackson Street side.

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36 building permits total $1.5 million for first half of 2020

2020 permit totals very similar to 2019

2020 and 2019 building permits for the first half of each year are posted at the bottom of this story -

Village of Bluffton building permits totaled over $1.5 million in first six months of 2020, according to the village office.

Thirty-six permits were issued totaling $1,520,054 in construction during that period. Residential accounted for $1,499.504 of that total with commercial/industrial coming in at $20,550.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Free back-to-school supplies distributed on Aug. 8

Bluffton Community Assistance Program and the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association are ready to get back to school.

In August the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association and the assistance program will provide free school supplies to students on the free/and or reduced lunch program within the Bluffton school district.

The distribution is from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 8, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 223 W. College Ave.

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Take a summer art walk through Bluffton

St. John's United Church of Christ baptismal font

Fifth in a series –
More photos at the bottom this story

Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Bluffton community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.

As a weekly series, The Icon will feature the art created by John Peter Klassen, a long-time Bluffton College art professor.

For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience.

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