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John Edward Murray, 85, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio.

John was born August 21, 1936 in Bluffton to the late Clayton and Ruby (Beery) Murray.  On March 16, 1968 he married Barbara Ann (Leffler) Murray who preceded him in death on March 1, 2003.

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The Village of Bluffton has announced a new public meeting at Bluffton Town Hall:

  • Finance Committee on Wednesday, July 6 at 11:00 a.m.

For a list of public meetings, visit the Notices section of the Classifieds page.

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The attached chart provides June 2022 weather observations by Guy Verhoff in Pandora, Ohio. Indeed, it was warmer and drier than usual for June.

TEMPERATURES

Average high temperature - 83.6
Average low temperature - 60.6
Average midnight temperature - 68.4

Overall average temperature - 72.1
Normal average temperature - 69.4

Maximum temperature - 97 on June 21, 2022
Minimum temperature - 48 on June 4, 2022

PRECIPITATION

Normal average precipitation - 4.15 inches
June 2022 total precipitation - 1.62 inches

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The Bluffton Public Library asks, "Bernie wanted a new hairdo. Bernie's hair could be blue. Do you know where?" Summer reading program participants have been invited to identify photo locations to earn extra prize drawing tickets.

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Here’s an accounting of the Bluffton EMS volunteer crew’s June 2022 calls for service, provided by Chief Jan Basinger:

46 Medical

9 Transports

6 Motor vehicle assistance

12 Fire calls

1 Mutual aid vehicle

3 Mutual aid medical

0 Special events

77 TOTAL CALLS

 

49 Patients transported

 

385 total to date for 2022

 

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"The Tree of Life" is the theme of Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera. 

Vacation Bible School will be held from Sunday, July 17-Thursday, July 21, from 6:00-8:00 PM. 

Each day of VBS will explore Bible accounts that guide us through the epic story of salvation with five interactive Bible lessons, music, games, crafts, and snacks.  

Registration is open for children ages 3-11 years old. The program is free but please register online at www.tlcjenera.org.

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