Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a golf outing at the Bluffton Golf Club, 8576 Dixie Highway, Bluffton, at 9 a.m., Friday, July 10, according to Joseph Beagle, director.
Golfers must register by Wednesday, July 1. The cost is $60 per golfer or $240 for a team. The outing includes 18 holes and is a four-man scramble.
Food is provided by Thirsty’s of Beaverdam following the outing. Proceeds from the outing go toward new turf at BFR.
Pandora-Gilboa High School athletic department will hold a golf outing on Saturday, July 18, at Hidden Creek Golf Club, 6245 Sugar Creek Road, Lima. It has a 9 a.m. shot gun start.
The entry fee if $50 per player, which includes green fees, cart and dinner. Make checks payable to the Pandora-Gilboa Athletic Department.
Prizes include closest to the pin and closest putt.
Payments are due by Saturday, July 11. Mail payments to:
Brent Farley
410 Rocket Ridge
Pandora, OH 4587
Maple Crest Senior Living Community, Bluffton, dedicated a memory garden, pier and screened house, on June 9.
The $72,000 project and was raised from contributions from 150 donors. Donations were financial and in-kind gifts.
Nearly 75 elders, family members and friends attended the dedication.
A task force of Maple Crest elders including Bob Bowersox, Joanne Niswander, JoAnn and Art Hilty, Clarence Kooker and Burton Yost provided guidance and ideas for the project.
Daren Lee and Doug Luginbill provided staff leadership to the task force.
Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., invites the public to its annual “Concert on the Lawn”, Saturday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m.
"Come and enjoy the music of the Lima Area Concert Band Come and help us celebrate Mennonite Memorial Home’s 60th anniversary," said Laura Voth, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio CEO.
The concert will include music from the 1950’s and 1960’s in addition to some patriotic selections. Bring a lawn chair and an appetite. There will be free ice cream, popcorn and beverages along with the fellowship of family and friends.
Former Bluffton residents Jerry and Leonor Kennell, now North American ambassadors to SEMILLA, the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St.
All are welcome to visit with the Kennells and learn more about SEMILLA, including information about their unique joint programming relationship with Bluffton University, as well as an upcoming Guatemala learning tour.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the football divisions, playoff regions, statewide composite schedules and additional information for the 714 schools that will compete this fall around Ohio.
Here's the Division listing of Northwest Conference and area schools: Division V 108 schools with male enrollment of 150-200
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First Mennonite Church will commission Shannon Thiebeau as their Director of Youth Ministry during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, June 14. Theibeau, a native of St. Marys, is a 2015 graduate of Bluffton University, where she majored in religion with a concentration in youth ministry.
Dr. Alex Sider will be the guest preacher during Sunday's service. Sider is an Associate Professor of Religion, the Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion Director of Peace and Conflict Studies at Bluffton University.
Corl reef cut metal art and new fairly traded handcrafted ocean-inspired design are now featured at Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum, manager.
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The Pandora United Methodist Church will be host a free community meal on Wednesday, June 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. In the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by the Mission Committee and is shredded chicken sandwich, relishes, applesauce, baked beans, dessert and beverage.
The Bluffton school board will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m., Saturday, June 13, in the superintendent's office, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.
