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Single-event tickets are now on sale for the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, featuring The Four Freshmen and The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, as well as the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, the Pridonoff Piano Duo and juggler-comedian Mark Nizer.

Tickets can be purchased on the Web, at http://tickets.bluffton.edu, or by calling the box office at 419-358-3239.

It will be easier to contact Bluffton school personnel via e-mail this year. The school switched from the difficult to type and remember "bf.noacsc.org" to "blufftonschools.org."

Mardy Herr, technical director of the schools, told The Icon that the school switched its domain name this summer.

"The old addresses will forward email from the old system until the end of September 2011. After that the new system will "alias" the old. That means that any emails sent to the old addresses will still show up in the new system," he said.

Worship service leaders for August have been named at the Mennonite Memorial Home.

Sunday services - 9:30 a.m. chapel

Aug. 7 - Bill Herr, chaplain
Aug. 14 - Duane Bollenbacher
Aug. 21 - Cooper worship team
Aug. 28 - Dave Thompson

Tuesday services - 6:30 p.m. chapel

Three residents of Mennonite Home Communitites of Ohio were winners in the Leading Age Art and Writing Competition (West Region), announced recently.

Winners include:

First place - Genevieve Fast (Maple Crest), fine art titled "Serenity."

First place - Joanne Niswander (Maple Crest), needlework titled "Tulip."

Second place - Iida Bassett (Mennonite Home), woven art - preemie hat and blanket.

These three advance to the state competition held Sept. 8-9 in Columbus.

The Mennonite Memorial Home will have an outing to the Allen County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 25. That day is senior citizens day and several residents will visit the fairgrounds.

The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Service Group will hold a silent auction during the Saturday, Sept. 24 fall festival evet.

The auction features handcrafted items donated by community members. Persons with items to donate may contact Mary Ann Ring at 419-358-1015.

Auction items will be on display and open for bidding in the Mennonite Memorial Home lobby from Sept. 19 to Sept. 24.

All funds received from the auction assists The Service Group of MHCO.

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