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Marcene Spangler will celebrate her 85th birthday from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at Maple Crest. The party is open the public.

Group offers free flights to Washington, D.C., for war veterans
Night Jazz and AMVETS #21 will present a benefit dance for Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Findlay Senior Center, 339 E Melrose Ave.
Alyssia Diller of Bluffton, plays trombone with the band.
Admission to the event is free, though a free will offering will be accepted. Proceeds from the event benefit Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio. The band will perform hits from many musical eras, focusing on swing music of the 1930s and '40s.

Bluffton's Relay For Life wrap-up meeting Thursday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton's town hall building, according to Adam Blevins of the American Cancert Society.

Bulffton council's Finance Committee will be meet at 7:15 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, in the town hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.

Patricia Arendorf

By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
The Icon intern recently talked with Patricia Arendorf, Food Service Coordinator at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, and with Andre Hawks, Food Service Director at Mennonite Memorial Home. We've combined these two interviews into one story.
PATRICIA ARENDORF
Eight years since graduating from college and working various culinary jogs, Patricia Arendorf has finally found what she has always intended to do.

It's the month for petunias. Here's a closeup of a bloom in a Bluffton garden.

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