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Here's a story a little outside our viewership area, but it's an interesting one sent to us by our friends at Adman, Lima.

Rudolph Foods has announced the retirement of 51-year veteran Mike Reynolds. Hired in 1960, Reynolds has held a variety of positions with the Westminster-based food company, starting as a corn popper.

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The new gym floor at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, will be dedicated on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 9:30 a.m. prior to the first volleyball match which will begin at 10 a.m. with St. Stephen's, Adrian, Michigan. Everyone is welcome.

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A Punt, Pass & Kick event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera.

Punt, Pass & Kick is a competition sponsored by the NFL for boys and girls ages 6-15. Parents may register their child/children in advance by using the PPK website (nflppk.com) and searching for our event by ZIP code.

Other information is also available at the website. Participants must have a copy of his/her birth certificate at the event in order to participate.

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By Meghan Mohr, sports information assistant

In back-to-back matches, the Bluffton University women's volleyball team took down two top-flight opponents on day two of the Haverford College Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, September 4, 2011.

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From left, Sally Jones, Jeanette Reineke, Nicole Anderson, Libby Hostetler and Diane Neal

Claude Monet, Georges Rouault, Pieter Bruegel, Andrew Wyeth and Norman Rockwell will visit Bluffton elementary students and share their art in this year's Art Beat program.

The program, created by volunteers, has been part of the school's calendar since the early 1980s, according to Jeanette Reineke, who with Diane Neal, lead the program.

This year's art presenters, all volunteers, include Sally Jones, Libby Hostetler, Nancy Yeager, Joanne Krugh, Reineke and Neal. Nicole Anderson, elementary art teacher, assists the program.

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Worship service leaders at the Mennonite Memorial Home are announced for September.

Sundays - 9:30 a.m. - chapel

Sept. 4 - Bill Herr, chaplain
Sept. 11 - Rev. Donald Rock
Sept. 18 - Rev. Dennis Maurer
Sept. 25 - Bill Herr, chaplain

Tuesdays - 6:30 p.m. - chapel

Sept. 6 - Jack Duffy, Ada First Baptist
Sept. 13 - Louise Wideman, First Mennonite
Sept. 20 - Dave Lanqquist, Riley Creek Baptist
Sept. 27 - Jack Duffy, Ada First Baptist

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