Jeff Stratton, First National Bank, is selected to participate in the Hancock Leadership ’14 class. The class was chosen from applicants submitted by residents of Findlay and Hancock County.
HL ’14 will participate in a nine-month seminar program, which began with a Saturday retreat in August. During the class year, members will be exposed to many aspects of the Findlay-Hancock County community including agriculture, city/county infrastructure, local history, legal system, public safety, business and economic development, health and human services, education and arts and media.
September worship services are set at Mennonite Memorial Home. The schedule follows:
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Sept. 1 - Mike Downey
Sept. 8 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 15 - Elizabeth Kelly
Sept. 22 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Sept. 29 - Gary Reese
Tuesday evening, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 3 - Rev. Steve Ramsey, Good Hope Lutheran
Sep. 10 - Rev. Jerry Lewis, Pleasant View United Methodist
Sept. 17 - Rev. Louise Wideman, First Mennonite
Sept. 24 - Rev. Carol Clements, St. John's United Church of Christ
Mark Wolke is the winner of the "practice round," of the Icon's fall football contest. He picked the winner in every game. With this week's contest (Week 2, deadline 5 p.m. Friday), starts the cummulative contest. Each contestant's points will be tabulated and in addition to a weekly winner, one contestant will be the overall winner at the end of the season.
Several prizes will be presented to the weekly winner and overall winner. Those prizes will be announced next week.
Bluffton Lions will hold five sight screenings in September. Screenings take place between Sept. 9 and 17. They are held at:
• Bluffton Day Care Center
• Allen East grade school
• Hilty Home Day Care, Pandora
• Bluffton Community Pre-School (two times)
The Lions are involved in several other community activities. To read about those event, open the September newsletter, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Nine-year-old Eli Okuley, a Bluffton fourth grader, is a first year 4-H member of the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club.
He attended the 2013 Allen County Fair and entered Breeding Rabbits as his project. Eli's interest in rabbits began at the age of 5 when he obtained his first rabbit, a Dutch breed at a garage sale and named her Sophie. That same garage sale rabbit attended the Allen County Fair this year and helped him receive his Showmanship award.
