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St. John's United Church of Christ hosts a district officer training session for area Lions Club officers on Saturday, June 10.

News about that activity and other Bluffton Lions Club events are in the current club newsletter.

It is attached at the bottom of this story.

Summer play dates will be held at the Jenera Community Park, south of the village on State Route 698, on the first and third Mondays of June, July and August. 

Beginning at 9:30 a.m., you can come when you want and stay as long as you would like. 

Parents, grandparents and caregivers may bring children of any age to enjoy playing outside with other children while the adults visit. 

June date are the 5th and 19th. 

Also features LuLaRoe pop-up boutique

Krysti’s Music Studio invites Icon viewers to its 2017 art show and open house from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 10, according to Kristi Schey, manager and teacher.

The show is at the music studio, 334 S. Main St., Bluffton.  In addition, Libby Brodman will have a LuLa Roe pop-up boutique.

This year’s show features art work of students Lena Brown, Jordyn Garmatter, Owen Kohli, Ella Krupp and Ayla Tabler. The students will present projects they have completed throughout the year.

Aadi Malhotra, 9, blows a bubble during Monday's Bluffton Public Library summer reading kickoff.

Dorothy Crist Hensel, age 93, died on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 5:40 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on Oct. 31, 1923, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Daniel E. and Glazel (Kline) Erwin and they preceded her in death. On July 14, 1941, she married Hobart L. Crist and he died on April 9, 1966. She later married Dennis Hensel on Sept. 19, 1981 and he died in March of 2002.

Dorothy retired from Kenton Savings Bank where she worked as a teller. She was a member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada.

Chamber breakfast features Matt Ellerbrock and Chris Schroeder

Matt Ellerbrock and Chris Schroeder will offer a program of healthy habits for living at the Friday morning Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The breakfast is served in the town hall with breakfast from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and the program from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue is the program sponsor. The Dough Hook will provide breakfast.

The program will also include a recap of last month’s arts and crafts show, according to Phil Zimmerly, chamber director.

Several items are on the chamber’s summer calendar:

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