June 2020

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Paul R. Pursell, 89, died on June 9, 2020, at 11:20 a.m., at his daughter's home, surrounded by his family.  

Paul was born July 26, 1930, in Gomer, to William and Nola (Wegley) Pursell who both preceded him in death. On Dec. 24, 1963, he married Pauline "Polly E." (Shaw) Pursell who preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 2013. 

Paul attended Bluffton High School. He was a 45-year retiree from Ford Motor Company.  

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Bluffton area churches planning a summer Vacation Bible School may send details to BlufftonIcon at [email protected].

Please provide:
• Church name and address
• Name of VBS
• Class age groups
• Registration details
• Dates of VBS
• Contact person for more details

June 16 farewell for Justin Eternick, Trinity principal

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, has returned to every Sunday in-person worship services. 

The Sunday times are 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with Bible Classes for adults and teens beginning at 9:20 a.m.  There will be no Sunday School for children during the summer months.

Tuesday evening services  begin  June 16 at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday service will be a casual, abbreviated version of the Sunday before. A video of the service will be available beginning on Sunday evenings at www.tlsjenera.org

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Here's what the Weather Channel shows us.

This year's event spread over five weeks with the theme "Who is my neighbor?"

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Drive-thrus aren’t just for fast food.

The pandemic-adapted Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School will lead children on a discovery of Who Is My Neighbor? Learning to Love Like Jesus over five weeks this summer. 

Children will complete each session in their own homes.

Spreading out VBS over the course of five weeks instead of five consecutive days is intended to give children and families something to look forward to throughout our pandemic summer days. 

And, village installing new water meters; lots of details explained below

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A water meter replacement project is underway this summer in Bluffton.

As customers have  new meter installed at their residences they will also see a new format for the monthly village utility bill.

Water meter replacement is underway now and is expected to be completed by August.

Details of the meter replacement project and a look at the new bills were shared at the June 8 Bluffton council meeting.

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Bluffton school board has moved its June meeting from June 15 to Monday, June 29, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. The meeting takes place in the elementary media center at 7:30 p.m.

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These Bluffton council committee meets are set. Each is held using Zoom video conferencing. Those interested in attending should contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] to request an invitation. 

Parks and recreation committee, Thursday, June 11, 11 a.m.
Insurance Committee – Thursday, June 11, 1 p.m.
Ordinance Committee – Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m.

The following meeting will be held at the town hall. Those attending are asked to wear masks.
Council meeting – Monday, June 22, 7 p.m.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where will you find this scene? No hints and you'll have to wait until Thursday for the answer. In the meantime, work on it.

Make certain you look at her fashion illustration at the bottom of this story

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We are hopeful that this is the first several interviews with Bluffon students who graduated from college this spring. We invited other 2020 grads to tell their story. Contact us at: [email protected].

15 minutes with Katie Scott

Icon: You’ve graduated from Kent State University this spring. What’s your degree?
Katie: I have a BA in Fashion Design.

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