December 2013

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Christmas For Kids will be held at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen St., Jenera, on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1-4:30 p.m. 

The afternoon will provide children in pre-school through 4th grade a special opportunity to hear the message of Christmas, along with Christmas crafts, music, refreshments and fun.  For more information, call 419-326-4402.

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A Mobile Meal Driver is needed on the third Friday of each month. Driver delivers meals to members of the Bluffton community from 11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Meals are prepared by the Mennonite Memorial Home and made available to the Bluffton area. 

This is a great way to serve the community. A valid driver's liscense and proof of insurance is necessary. To be a Mobile Meal Driver, call Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator, at 419.358.1015, ext 248.

 

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Two Bluffton University seniors have been honored for their work as accounting and business administration majors.

Brandi Dominique, from Wauseon, Ohio, has received the Financial Executives International (FEI) award, while Ben Roeschley, from Graymont, Ill., is Bluffton’s second recipient of a full scholarship to Bowling Green State University’s master of accountancy program.

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Birth: Nov. 26, 2013, Eleanora Ann Parthemore, Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, Ohio. 7 lb. 11.8 oz. - 19 1/2 inches. 

Parents: Luke and Karen (nee Starr) Parthemore - Wooster. Grandparents: Dave and Ilene Starr - Wooster; Kevin and Amy Parthemore, Beaverdam. 

Great-grandparents: Robert Zimmerman, Sr. - Bluffton; Dolly Mann, Moreland, Ohio; George and Sandy Parthemore - North Olmstead, Ohio.

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Lillian Irene (Koontz) Crates, 89, of rural Arlington, died at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Findlay, Ohio. She was born in Jenks, Okla., on March 19, 1924, to Jasper and Linda (Lugibill) Koontz Dray.

On July 20, 1941, she married Herbert G. Crates and they were married for 67 years until his death on Nov. 8, 2008. They had five children: Sandra (Bruce) Dacre , Delaware, Ohio; Larry (Rindy) Crates, Arlington; Charles Crates, Arlington;  Mary (Tom) Phillips, Climax, Mich.; Jack (Elaine) Crates, Findlay.

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Herbert J. Bormuth, 92, of rural Rawson, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. He was born on Feb. 28, 1921, to the late Oliver and Alma (Schaller) Bormuth in Van Buren Twp., Hancock County. He married Ruth Ann von Stein on Jan. 11, 1942, and she survives.

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Is it true that you can see the Space Needle from the bathroom in your house? How does that compare to what you saw out the bathroom of your house on the rural Pandora farm where you grew up?

Yes! I can see the Space Needle from my bathroom window! Although a beautiful site, I am partial to the pond and pine trees I viewed from my Pandora farm.

You graduated from PGHS when? How did you choose to attend Anderson (IN) University? What was your major? What kind of extracurricular activities were you involved in?

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BFR Director, Carole Enneking, reminds community members that the BFR Sports and Fitness is a partner in the Silver Sneakers Fitness Program.  

Silver Sneakers is a network of fitness facilities across the United States that offer free memberships to senior adults who have qualifying insurance plans. Currently, BFR has 145 Silver Sneakers members using its facility. 

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The annual Texas Roadhouse Restaurant holiday fundraiser is now underway at BFR Sports and Fitness. 

Gift Cards with values of $15, $25 and $50 are on hand in limited supply; large orders can be pre-paid and picked up at the Bluffton facility. The cards may be used at any Texas Roadhouse restaurant in the United States. 

BFR receives 10% of the total value of sales. Cards will be available through Dec. Contact BFR by calling 419-358-4150 for more information.

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It was a gut instinct that Mark and Jackie Bourassa went with in 1997 when they adopted their first of three children from the Philippines. And since then, they have maintained a strong connection with the islands and its peoples. Now, their family feels called to do something to help with the on-going relief from the Nov. 7 typhoon.

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