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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Board of Trustees of Richland Township has provided the approved minutes from August 25, which show the following activity:

HIRING
RESOLUTION 26-8-6 - Alan Myers moved to hire Wes Buettner as a part time mower at
$27.00 per hour, seconded by Mike Zimmerly. Results of roll call vote: Mike Zimmerly - yes,
Alan Myers - yes, - Motion Passed.

FROM THE SWISS COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY__The public is invited to the Schumacher Homestead during the Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, September 26 from 10:00-3:00.

The new Heritage Center will be open with demonstrators and exhibits, and the farmhouse, workshop, summer kitchen and barn will be busy with activities. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. The homestead is located at 8350 Bixel Road, between Bluffton and Pandora,
 
DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDE

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The expression “hindsight is 20/20” is attributed to American humorist Richard Armour from an article in The Van Nuys News.  The California newspaper was published on February 17, 1949.  The term refers to the Snellen vision chart testing for visual acuity.  The term is used to express a clearer vision of events after they have occurred. 

Darrell Lee Diller was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on September 9, 1934. He passed away unexpectedly after a brief, sudden illness on February 13, 2026. One of eight children, he was raised on a farm and reared in the Mennonite tradition.

He attended Pandora-Gilboa High School and was a graduate of Bluffton College, where he excelled in sports and was a skilled marksman while in the Army Reserve. A self-made man, he took up farming and rebuilding antique cars while also coaching and teaching and becoming a certified small plane pilot.

This Forum is made possible by a NetVUE grant and is free and open to the public.

MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University alumni working in medical chaplaincy will share their vocational journeys during a NetVUE Alumni Discernment Panel at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Yoder Recital Hall.

FROM FACEBOOK__This year, the Village of Beaverdam clean-up day is Saturday, September 12. The Village will have containers to accept waste located behind Mid-Town Market, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Please follow the same pattern as in past years. This year 8 tires from cars and pick-up trucks will be accepted per residence. No tires will be accepted from businesses. Tires must be off the rims.

No shrubs, sticks, yard waste, or vegetation will be accepted.

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