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Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will hold its annnual summer concert on the lawn at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19. The event is at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

Ice cream will be served and entertainment will be provided by Pantasia, Findlay High School's steel drum band.

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The Mennonite Memorial Home's July worship schedule is set.

Sunday services follow:
July 1 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 8 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 15 - Rev. Charles Warren
July 22 - Chaplain Bill Herr
July 30 - Jeff Boehr

Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday services follow:

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July is a busy month at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Here is a list of events planned.

The July newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Future Olympians

BFR held a mini-Olympic camp earlier this week. Here campers learn about archery. Phil Newland, instructor, shows an arrow to campers, from left, Lilly Campbell, Julia Smallcomb, Olivia Smallcomb, Dalton Clum, Blake Clum (in second row), and Levi Hohenbrink.

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Children ages 2-6 years will combine sport activities and swim lessons

through the Gym and Swim program at BFR, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.

The program will meet on Mondays, July 9, 16, 30, Aug. 6, and 13 from 4:30-5:50 p.m.

The program meets at BFR for parent-child skill activities, then move to the Bluffton Community Pool for a swim lesson.

A parent/adult is required to work with each child both in the gym and swimmming pool. Instructor of the program is Kelly Honse, BFR swim staff.

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Fireworks from a previous Freedom Fest'

The Bluffton Lions Foundation invites the public to attend the eighth annual Freedom Fest on Saturday, June 30, at the Bluffton University football stadium.

The event kicks off at 5 p.m. with games and inflatables for the kids and hotdogs, popcorn and homemade ice cream for the whole family.

Scheduled entertainment includes Dancers' Elite at 5 p.m. and 5 Miles High beginning at 6 p.m. Live duck races will run throughout the evening and the event culminates with a fireworks show at dusk.

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