Julie Hostetler Graber is going to Kenya in July to share her teaching experience with the staff of the Mathare Menno Kids Academy. The Academy is a nursery to eighth grade school located in Mathare, a poverty-stricken area of Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Because Julie was born while her parents, Don and Joyce Hostetler of Bluffton, were serving as volunteers in East Africa, she has developed a lasting interest in the children there. This will be her third visit to Africa as an adult.
School's out and Vacation Bible School season is in. Five Vacation Bible Schools are planned in the Icon viewing area this summer. VBS information follows:
Richland Manor's 4th annual Friday night cruise-in starts at 4 p.m., Friday, June 17. This year's event includes trophies for the top five cars and a trophy for the best motorcycle.
The event includes games and had several door prizes plus a 50-50 raffle benefiting local food banks.
Owners of antique vehicles (car, trucks, motorcycles) are invited to enter the show and enjoy a cookout at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton.
This year's entry fee are canned good donations, which will be given to area food pantries.
A drivers' appreciation carry-in meal is planned at 1 p.m., Sunday, June 12, at the Beaverdam Church of Christ. The event is hosted by the Beaverdam Church of Christ and Second Chance Chapel.
Persons are invited to bring one hot and one cold dish. Table service and drinks will be provided.
The singing group New Dawning from Ft. Wayne, Ind., will perform. The event is open to the public.
The final honor roll of the 2010-11 season was released on June 3 for Bluffton elementary fourth and fifth graders. The students are listed in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
