The Easter Bunny is coming to the Mennonite Memorial Home on Saturday.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s host their annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
The Easter egg hunt takes place come rain or shine. There is no rain date. Children ages 8 and under are invited to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents take their pictures with the Easter Bunny.
Jayme Siefer, Bluffton High School senior, is the March BHS student of the month.
Jayme is a member of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Spanish Club, Art Club and Mu Alpha Theta Math Club.
She is in the band and plays on the soccer and power lifting teams. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. At the academic award banquet she was presented with the geometry academic award. She likes all the planning and organization it takes to work back stage on plays and musicals.
Owen Bischoff, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Bluffton Icon's high school artist of the month.
The sculpture Owen holds was accepted into the Ohio Governor Show. From the 11,500 regional entries from the 15 regions, approximately 2,500 are selected to enter the state judging. State jurors then select 300 for the actual exhibition.
Owen has taken Ceramics 1 and intends to go to college for mechanical engineering, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s host their annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
The Easter egg hunt takes place come rain or shine. There is no rain date. Children ages 8 and under are invited to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents take their pictures with the Easter Bunny.
Doughnuts are donated by Community Markets and hot beverages will be provided by MHCO.
Barbara Plaugher, involved in a lifetime of helping local organizations, is the Bluffton Lions Club 2016 Citizen of the Year.
Details about her recognition program are at the end of this story.
Among her volunteering includes organizing 25 Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) missions to underdeveloped nations, and participating in 20 of those missions. She is the VOSH-Ohio secretary, newspaper editor and board member.
