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Mary Kay Weis was a retired Bluffton postal employee

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 10:47am

Mary Kay Weis, 62, of Ottawa, died 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at her residence.  She was born May 25, 1957, in Lima to the late Thomas and Ruth (Inkrott) Ellerbrock.  On May 9, 1981, she married Bill Weis and he survives in Ottawa.

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I-75 work at Findlay affects traffic pattern

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 10:02am

Work on Interstate 75 will affect traffic patterns soon, according to ODOT.

Interstate 75 will experience a traffic switch as additional traffic is added to the southbound side overnight Friday, Nov. 15, into the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 16. The shift is expected to begin after 9 p.m. and is expected to minimally affect traffic.

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Donald Burkholder was retired from Reichenbach Lumber

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 7:42am

Donald "Don" H. Burkholder, 87, died Nov. 13, 2019, at 10:46 p.m. at Willow Ridge - Frieda House, surrounded by his family. 

Don was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Bluffton, to Hiram and Martha (Augsburger) Burkholder who both preceded him in death. On Oct. 8, 1954, he married Dorothy (Hardwick) Burkholder who survives in Bluffton.  

Don graduated from Bluffton High School in 1950. He was a sergeant in the United States army and served as a medic in the Korean War.

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Digital strategist, entrepreneur university speaker

Posted by Icon K on November 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Alaina Shearer, a seasoned speaker and professional change maker, will share her personal and professional journey toward positive social change at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19,  in Yoder Recital Hall. 

In Shearer’s professional journey, she quickly realized after graduation that extreme sexism and gender discrimination were rampant in her chosen industry - broadcast journalism and then, again, in her second career path: advertising. In 2016, Shearer realized this wasn’t sustainable and founded her own company – Women in Digital (now Together Digital).

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Your opportunity to volunteer at MHCO

A variety of options available
Posted by LizGH on November 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Volunteering could be painting nails or playing games. There's a wide range of ways you can volunteer at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. See list below and contact Jessica Strahm, volunteer coordinator at [email protected] or 419-358-1015, extension 248 for more details.

Willow Ridge
Nail Spa
Volunteer to paint nails one day a week in the Frieda House
Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games including:

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School food drive underway

Posted by LizGH on November 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Both the Middle School and Elementary kindergarten classes are collecting food items for the Bluffton Food Pantry. Below is a list of non-perishable items which the food pantry currently needs.

The food pantry kindly requests no glass containers. 

For kindergartners
Bring your donated items to your classroom. Deadline is Friday, Nov. 22

For the Middle School
The goal is 500 items from each class. Food items can be dropped off in room 107 (Mrs. Ault). Deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 17.

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