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SHANNON Service Club recognizes 2019 Main Street flag sponsors

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2019 - 3:07pm

The SHANNON Service Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs of Neighbors) released its list of sponsors of its 2019 Main Street flag project, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.

Flags are sponsored by individuals in memory of, or in honor of someone. The list of sponsors is attached below.

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Bluffton Cattle Club members successful at Allen County Fair

Here's a list of prize winners
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2019 - 1:47pm

Information from Landon Sehlhorst, club reporter
The Bluffton 4-H Cattle Club members had a success at the Allen County Fair. Here are their awards:

Grace Myers - reserve champion pen of 2 meat chickens, 1st place division 1
pen of 2 meat chickens, Reserve champion senior poultry showmanship.

Greta Myers - reserve champion beginner poultry showmanship.

Xavier Navarro won Champion Dutch Rabbit, and 3rd place satin fur.

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Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club achieves success at fair

Here's the awards members received
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 3:54pm

Note: Send Allen County Fair award lists to [email protected]
Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club members achieved much success at the Allen County Junior Fair. Here is a list of fair results from its members.

Braeden Ackerman
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A

Cierra Ackerman
Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A, Fourth Place Senior Poultry Showmanship
Growing with the Seasons – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner       

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 Bluffton Lions will hold eye screening

Posted by LizGH on August 23, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Lions Club members will hold eye screening for Kindergarteners and pre-school youth Sept. 23 through Oct. 3. That announcement is one of several news items in the current Lions Club newsletter, attached below.

 

 

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Alice Bucher celebrates birthday 103

She may be the oldest living Triplett Corp. retiree
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 21, 2019 - 4:07pm

Alice Bucher, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on Aug. 14 in Ada, may be the oldest living Triplett Corp. retiree.

Mrs. Bucher was an employee at Triplett for 22 years.

She and her husband, Dale, had three children, two boys and one girl. Dale  was the Ada scoutmaster for many years and he also served on several community boards and organizations in Ada. He died in 1999.

Today, Mrs. Bucher has 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

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2008 Bluffton University graduate named Hilty Home administrator

Kimberly Piña replaces Jason Cox, who is now MHCO marketing director
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 20, 2019 - 12:03pm

Kimberly Piña was recently named Hilty Home, Pandora, administrator, according to Laura Voth, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio CEO.

 The position came available when Jason Cox accepted the role of marketing director of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio in June. 

Kim grew up in Arlington and received her B.A. in recreation management from Bluffton University in 2008. She worked as a youth minister and with the developmentally disabled population before joining Birchaven as an activities assistant in 2012.  

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