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Celebrate with a card shower

The family of Betty Burkholder would like to honor her with a card shower in celebration of her 80th birthday, on Friday, July 23. Cards and memories may be sent to her at:

Betty Burkholder
18225 CR 15
Bluffton, OH 45817

On July 23 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Betty will be sitting on the front porch for anyone who would like to drive by and honk.

Chassity L. Gallant, 48, passed away unexpectedly on July 8, 2021 at her residence in Bainbridge, Georgia.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

National Night Out is nearing its final planning stages and is in need of volunteers.

Bluffton's most family-oriented event of the summer returns after a one-year cancellation, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police department lieutenant, heading up the event.

The evening generally attracts upwards of 2,500 persons.

This is the 7th Bluffton NNO celebration and it takes place Tuesday, August 3, at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

A sidewalk has been installed from the railroad tracks extending east to the County Line Road. New sanitary sewer main lines and improved drainage with new storm sewer main lines were also installed along the road.

New York Times Bestselling author and World Fantasy Award winner Tobias Buckell is joining the Bluffton University English department this fall. Buckell will serve as an instructor of English.

A 2000 Bluffton graduate, Buckell's 13 novels and more than 80 stories have been translated into 20 different languages. His work has been nominated for several awards including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and the Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author.

Several opportunities at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers the following volunteer opportunities this month. Persons interested may contact Chris Moser,  [email protected],  419-358-1015 extension 263.

At Mennonite Memorial Home

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