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15 Minutes…Aaron Basinger on engineering, St. Francis, and the importance of nature

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2015 - 6:28pm

Interviewed by Sophia Marcum

Aaron Basinger graduated from BHS in the spring of 2013. I was able to get an interview after buying the last pint of strawberries from a Suter’s Stand he was working at. Talk about luck!

Where are you attending school now and what are you studying?

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MHCO provides Swiss Community Historical Society with $4,000 Heritage Center gift

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2015 - 5:14pm

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) presented a $4,000 gift to the Swiss Community Historical Society for its Heritage Center capital campaign.  The gift was made during the Society’s annual Swiss Day program.

Laura Voth, CEO of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, presented the check to Gary Wetherill of the Society.

The occasion was the fulfillment of a 2010 commitment when MHCO unexpectedly received a large gift from the estate of James and Frieda Basinger. 

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Maple Crest antique appraisal program July 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 1, 2015 - 7:32pm

Do you have a family heirloom in the closet? Do you wonder what it’s worth? 

Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court,  Bluffton, will host an “Antiques Roadshow” style program on Monday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. in its Patio Room. 

This free event is open to the public. Guests are invited to bring one or two items to be appraised. (No coins, stamps, or weapons.) Items will be placed on display in the front of the room. 

Guest antique appraiser Anne Stratton will be present and will randomly select items on display to discuss and appraise.   

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Hancock County Firefighters award scholarship

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on June 30, 2015 - 8:50pm

The Hancock County Firefighters' Association is pleased to award the 2015 Potts/Parcher Memorial Scholarship to Brent Warren of Jenera. Warren will be a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky University in the Fire Protection - Fire Safety Engineering program. He is a 2014 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School where he was a member of the FFA and achieved his State Degree in 2014.  Brent is currently the Hancock County Junior Fair King and  is a member of the Jenera Volunteer Fire Department.

He is the son of Bob and Becky Warren of Jenera.

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Four Deuces Car Club holds Hilty Home cruise-in July 30

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

Four Deuces Car Club
holds Hilty Home Cruise-in

Hilty Home, Pandora, will host a cruise-in from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 30, at the retirement home, 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora.

The event, sponsored by Four Deuces Car Club of Ottawa, is open to hot rods, customs and classic vehicles. Registration and admission is free.

A “Residents’ Choice” award will be presented. For more details call Jane at 419-523-5663.

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Wayne Shafer, Harold Agner participate in Honor Flight to D.C.

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 30, 2015 - 4:38pm

In early June Hilty Home residents Wayne Shafer and Harold Agner were able to take part in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to tour the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial and other memorials.

Don Burris, Director of Environmental Services at Hilty Home, served as a Guardian on the trip.

Lunch was served across the street from the World War II Memorial. After the tour ended, the group was welcomed at the Toledo Airport by family and friends and received letters of appreciation.

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