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September worship services are set at Mennonite Memorial Home. The schedule follows:

Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Sept. 1 - Mike Downey
Sept. 8 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 15 - Elizabeth Kelly
Sept. 22 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 29 - Gary Reese

Tuesday evening, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 3 - Rev. Steve Ramsey, Good Hope Lutheran
Sep. 10 - Rev. Jerry Lewis, Pleasant View United Methodist
Sept. 17 - Rev. Louise Wideman, First Mennonite
Sept. 24 - Rev. Carol Clements, St. John's United Church of Christ

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Bluffton High School girls' soccer team blew away another NWC opponent, beating Lincolnview 7-1 on Sept. 3. 
Here the summary

Halftime: B, 3-1 Goals: (B) Theisen, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Steinmetz, (LJ) player, (B) Koontz, (B) Theisen, (B) Theisen, (B) Theisen. Assists: (B) Steinmetz (2), (B) Burkholder (2), (B) Theisen.

 

Shots on Goal: B, 22-3. Corner Kicks: B, 4-2,Saves: LJ,goalie (15); B,Barhorst (2)

Home:  Bluffton 4-2-0, 2-0-0

Away:  LJS 0-2-2, NA
 

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Community Health Professionals will host a free continuing education program, “Improving Patient Adherence – Tools for Success,” for physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 1159 Westwood Dr., Van Wert, and again on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1200 S. Main St., Ada, 9-10 a.m. both dates.

This one-hour continuing education program is presented by Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University.

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Mark Wolke is the winner of the "practice round," of the Icon's fall football contest. He picked the winner in every game. With this week's contest (Week 2, deadline 5 p.m. Friday), starts the cummulative contest. Each contestant's points will be tabulated and in addition to a weekly winner, one contestant will be the overall winner at the end of the season.

Several prizes will be presented to the weekly winner and overall winner. Those prizes will be announced next week.

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Beulah "Beah" May Foster, 77, died Sept. 2, 2013 at Willow Ridge, Frieda House, Bluffton, Ohio, after an extended illness. 

She was born Sept. 30, 1935 in Johnstown, Pa., to the late William "Ben" and Elizabeth "Violet" (Hagins) Goodman. On Nov. 11, 1958 she married Charles E. Foster at the Cooper Avenue United Methodist Church.  On Sept. 7, 1989, they were divorced and she never remarried. 

She had many jobs in her life including X-ray technician at Lee Hospital, telephone operator, as well as a residential service worker with persons with developmental delays. 

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It's football season and that means during home games you may alway visit the Harmon Field concession stand. Here's a view from last Friday night.

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