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Peggy A. Amstutz, 74, died at 3:22 pm July 29, 2013, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born March 25, 1939, in Allen County to the late Morris and Martha (Dunlap) Lewis. 

On June 30, 1957, she married Robert Amstutz and he survives.

Peggy was a homemaker and had worked at Family True Value Hardware, Bluffton. She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was an auxiliary member of Gideon’s International. She was a graduate of Beaverdam High School.

Alex Hanna, Bluffton High School athletic director, released the 2013-14 BHS sports schedules.

These are available on the attachments at the bottom of this story.

PrimeTimers, who are persons 55 and older, will meet at noon, Tuesday, Aug. 6, at St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora. 

Following the meal, Kevin and Debbie Mohr of Bluffton will provide a presentation on their missionary experience in Madagascar. 

A full meal will be provided including a chicken caesar salad, french bread, turkey club sandwich, fresh green beans and dutch apple pie.  

St. John's United Church of Christ will celebrate its 140th anniversary as a congregation on Sunday, Sept. 15, according to Rev. Carol Clements, pastor.

An anniversary service will take place at 10:30 a.m. and a catered mean will be served immediately following the service in Oppermann Hall.

More information on the observance will follow. The attachment below includes the August issue of the church newsletter.

Hannah Chappell-Dick, freshman,  and the Eastern Mennonite University women's track and field team picked up one final honor from the 2012-13 athletic year, as each was awarded for academic work by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

 

The Lady Royals were one of 148 institutions to earn an All-Academic Team recognition.  Eastern Mennonite had a team GPA of 3.10, just hitting the benchmark for team status.

Steven Strong is the newest addition to the Trinity Lutheran School faculty in Jenera.  He is currently serving as the seventh and eighth grade teacher and principal of the school. 

He graduated in May from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and secondary chemistry. 

Strong grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the latter where he spent most of his life.  He attended Salem Lutheran School in Greenfield, Minn., as well as West Lutheran High School in Plymouth, Minn. 

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