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It's a Pirate girls' - elementary and junior high - basketball day camp at Bluffton High School. Here's some photos of some future varsity stars. MORE PHOTOS HERE!

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio residents bring home the ribbons

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Residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, won several awards at the LeadingAge Ohio District 3 Art and Writing Show.  The show was held at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, on June 6.

Newsletter features article on Paul Nusbaum, bridge builder

The Quarry Farm, nature preserve and conservation farm in rural Pandora, has several programs planned this summer.

The preserve is located at 14321 Road 7L, rural Pandora.

Its summer newsletter features an article on Paul Nusbaum, a board member and volunteer who constructed three bridges on the farm.

THE NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The story about Nusbaum’s bridges follows:

Paul Nusbaum grew up near the Quarry Farm. He is an avid outdoorsman, farmer and educator.

By Mallory Hardesty, Reporter
On June 11th during the meeting demonstrations were given by Sydney Hoff, Katherine Gratz, Elizabeth Bourassa, Addison Businger, Daniel Creeger, Hannah Creeger, Taylor Follas, Andrea Bourassa, Levi Graham, Rebekah Hoff, and Amy Jebsen. Caitlyn Couch also gave a Health Talk about pollution.

Wanda L. Heffner, 83, died June 11, 2018, at 3:45 p.m. at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.  Wanda was born Aug. 3, 1934 in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Edward and Opal (Dunlap) Buettner.  She had been married to James Michel from 1954 until his death in 1975 and later married Roger Heffner in 1985 and he preceded her in death in 1995.

Wanda graduated from Gomer High School.  She retired from Lima State Hospital where she was a guard.  Wanda was a past member of the Leatherwood Grange in Rimer for 35 years and also was a member of the Bluffton Senior Citizens. 

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is next week. The drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 21, at the bloodmobile at Bluffton Hospital. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code "bluffchos to schedule your blood donation appointment.

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