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A special Thanksgiving Day service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera. 

Pastor Bob Krueger from Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, will be the guest Pastor. His sermon theme is “Give Thanks to the Lord” based on 2 Kings 4:38-44. 

The Choir will sing “Let All Things Now Living.” Other hymns will be “We Praise You, Oh God," "Now Thank We All Our God," and "For the Fruit of His Creation.” This is the first time the new hymnal "Christian Worship” will be used. 

Do the holidays add to or change the schedule at your place of worship?

The Icon will post special holiday worship schedules under the “Events of Interest” section on the Classifieds page

Please send November and December schedules to [email protected].

Bluffton Public Library has November 2022 Beanstack - Native American Heritage Month and Family Stories reading challenges:

"Whatever your reading interest, there’s a challenge for you! 

"We challenge our patrons to read during the month and keep track of their reading on our Beanstack site at http://blufftonpubliclibrary.beanstack.org. Happy reading, Bluffton!"

Bluffton Family Recreation is holding a Blaze of Lights camp this year during Thanksgiving break.

  • Register participants for November 22, 23 or both
  • Before care begins at 7:30 a.m.
  • After care provided until 5:30 p.m.

Campers will get to help design, build, and decorate a float that will be in the parade on Saturday November 26 during Bluffton's Blaze of Lights. Participants are invited to ride the float during the parade as well.

Register online at www.bfronline.com

COLUMBUS– At the Ohio Middle Level Association annual state conference, held in Columbus November 10-11, 2022, a Cory-Rawson teacher was recognized and two students had art showcased in the event. 

The Bluffton University football team capped off year one of Head Coach Matt Nardo's tenure with nine All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honorees for 2022. The Beavers placed five on the second team and had four earn honorable mention All-HCAC.

Fifth-year senior Keith Holmes Jr. (Toledo/St. Francis DeSales) nailed down his third straight post-season honor. 

Junior stalwart Markus Finley (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) bullied opposing defenses en route to his third straight Second Team All-Heartland Conference award. 

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