Betty Cookson, former director of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, stands beside the most important newly installed feature on Main Street. On July 7, Betty cut the ribbon on a handicapped accessible door to the Senior Center. Ken and Lee Cookson, Betty's sons, purchased the door in honor of their mother.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free community meal on Wednesday, July 30 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by Hilty Home. The menu will be roast beef and gravy, potatoes and carrots, cole slaw, dinner roll, strawberry shortcake and beverage.
At mid-way point of 2014, Bluffton council will address several issues on Monday. Here's a summary of the village administrator's report to council. The report is part of the council agenda, in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Paul F. Reichenbach died in his home on July 3, 2014.
He was born Jan. 26, 1928, in Pandora to the late Hiram and Edna (Zimmerman) Reichenbach. On July 25, 1948, he married M. Jean (Burkholder) Reichenbach, who survives in Bluffton.
He was a 1945 graduate of Bluffton High School and served in the United States Army. He worked in the lumber business for many years beginning at Steinman Brothers Lumber, then at Tuttle Lumber and finally as owner of Reichenbach Lumber in Bluffton. In retirement Paul worked in real estate for a time.
