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Five seniors were awarded scholarships by the Bluffton Lions Club this year. Those students attending the noon meeting of the Bluffton Lions Club are shown left to right:

Nathan Zuercher from Cory-Rawson High School; Karis Wilson, Sydney Hoff and Christian Groman from Bluffton High School. Chase Huffman from the Pandora-Gilboa School was not present at this meeting.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio residents bring home the ribbons

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Residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, won several awards at the LeadingAge Ohio District 3 Art and Writing Show.  The show was held at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, on June 6.

Newsletter features article on Paul Nusbaum, bridge builder

The Quarry Farm, nature preserve and conservation farm in rural Pandora, has several programs planned this summer.

The preserve is located at 14321 Road 7L, rural Pandora.

Its summer newsletter features an article on Paul Nusbaum, a board member and volunteer who constructed three bridges on the farm.

THE NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The story about Nusbaum’s bridges follows:

Paul Nusbaum grew up near the Quarry Farm. He is an avid outdoorsman, farmer and educator.

By Mallory Hardesty, Reporter
On June 11th during the meeting demonstrations were given by Sydney Hoff, Katherine Gratz, Elizabeth Bourassa, Addison Businger, Daniel Creeger, Hannah Creeger, Taylor Follas, Andrea Bourassa, Levi Graham, Rebekah Hoff, and Amy Jebsen. Caitlyn Couch also gave a Health Talk about pollution.

As told by Arliss and Barbara Plaugher

Submitted to the Icon from
Bluffton Lions Arliss and Barbara Plaugher

When I said that VOSH-Ohio was going to provide eye care to the primary school children at Sint Maarten, someone asked if we were traveling by cruise ship!

There are other ways to get there...even though many people relate to St. Maarten as a port-of-entry for cruise ships. Our host, Lion Davey, mentioned to me that St. Maarten has had as many as five cruise ships in port at one time.

Lima Memorial School of Nursing Alumnae recently awarded college scholarships to two students with Bluffton connections.

The two are:
• Karis Wilson, a graduate of Bluffton High School, who plans to pursue a career in nursing. Wilson is the daughter of Kent and Colleen Wilson.

• Meghan Ream is a graduate of Delphos Jefferson High School and will attend Bluffton University with plans to pursue a career in nursing. Ream is the daughter of Terry Ream and Julie Klaus.

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