Two free meals, open to the public, are set at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center in August.
The meals are at 6 p.m.,Thursday, Aug. 1, hosted by S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club, and at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, hosted by Emmanuel United Church of Christ
The center is located at 132 N. Main St., Bluffton.
The Bluffton Ministerial Association and Bluffton Community Assistance Program will provide free school supplies to Bluffton school district children on the free and/or reduced lunch program again this year.
The distribution takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 10, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton.
The sponsoring groups suggest to call the church to enroll your child at 419-358-5641.
Phil Zimmerly prepares the street in front of the Bluffton elementary building for the start of school. The village public works department is spraying crosswalks this month. Check out the additional photos in this series.
Eileen June Kehler, 86, died July 31, 2019, at Willow Ridge - Betty House in Bluffton. Eileen was born June 12, 1933, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, to the late Menno and Katie (Rosenberger) Myers. On April 7, 1956, she married Cornelius "Neil" Kehler who survives.
Eileen graduated from Quakertown High School in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Bluffton College. She worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for First Mennonite Church in Bluffton for many years where she was an active member.
Preseason practices officially begin this Thursday, Aug. 1, for OHSAA member schools for the fall sports of football, girls and boys golf, girls tennis, girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls cross country and girls field hockey.
