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Was a volunteer at Mennonite Home, 4-H advisor, BHS graduate

Loretta Mae Creeger Geiser, 80, died July 27, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Loretta was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Bluffton to the late Robert and Ruth (Boutwell) Nonnamaker. On May 8, 1960 she married Larry Creeger and he died Nov. 28, 2007.  She later married Ron Geiser on Nov. 21, 2015 and he survives. 

What's for supper? How about some Suter's Produce sweet corn, melons and tomatoes? The red barn on State Route 103, Bluffton, has a fresh daily supply of the above. Brittany Hermiller holds the corn. You'll also find Suter's at the Bluffton Farmers' Market on Saturday.

Again this year, the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association and the Bluffton Area Community Assistance Program will be provide free school supplies to children on the free and/or reduced lunch program within the Bluffton School District. 

The distribution takes place on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. until noon at St. John's United Church of Christ, 223 West College Ave., Bluffton. 

To enroll your child, please call the church at 419-358-5641. Walk-ins are also welcome.

MHCO provides online resource for care

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) has published a white paper, “Finding the Right Care for Your Parent,” to assist family members in finding the best environment for an elderly parent or other relative.  The paper is available at no charge on the MHCO website.

Ride Two Remember cinch sack donations

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The Bluffton Ride to Remember committee would like to thank all the Bluffton businesses that provided promotional items for the cinch sacks each rider received.

The sacks were full of pens, pencils, sticky note pads, water, popcorn, chap sticks, eye glass cleaning cloths, a keychain bottle opener, highlighters, bookmarks, tea and loads of coupons with a value of more than $65 off purchases at businesses here in Bluffton. One rider said it was the best cinch sack he had ever received.

BFR campers make their owns pizzas at Luke's

Wish we could all sign up for Day Camp at Bluffton Family Recreation this week.

The campers took a trip to Luke's and created their own six-inch pizza snacks.

Kaycee Rowe, a 2018 Bluffton University graduate, is the lead counselor for BFR summer camp. Each week is a new theme.

The camp is open to 5- to 12-year-olds. It's held Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students can sign-up for one week or all weeks.

Campers in Jamie Nygaard's photos are:

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