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PrimeTimers, who are persons 55 and older, will meet at noon, Tuesday, Aug. 6, at St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora. 

Following the meal, Kevin and Debbie Mohr of Bluffton will provide a presentation on their missionary experience in Madagascar. 

A full meal will be provided including a chicken caesar salad, french bread, turkey club sandwich, fresh green beans and dutch apple pie.  

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Steven Strong is the newest addition to the Trinity Lutheran School faculty in Jenera.  He is currently serving as the seventh and eighth grade teacher and principal of the school. 

He graduated in May from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and secondary chemistry. 

Strong grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the latter where he spent most of his life.  He attended Salem Lutheran School in Greenfield, Minn., as well as West Lutheran High School in Plymouth, Minn. 

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NPR broadcast a feature on Green House Homes on July 24. Willow Ridge, part of the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, has two Green House homes.

The NPR story was titled "More over nursing homes - there's something different."

For a link to the NPR story click here.

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From root beer floats on the porch to Suzuki violin recital, August is full of activities at Maple Crest Senior Living Village.

The August calendar is now on the Icon. To view the calendar open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Were you born in Bluffton? When did you graduate from BHS?

I was born on May 26, 1975 at Bluffton Hospital. My mom went into labor at our family cottage two hours north in Michigan. She and my dad drove all the way back! I graduated from BHS in 1994.

Tell me some favorite stories about growing up here. Who were some of your childhood friends? Favorite teachers?

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A fundraiser to assist a Bluffton resident with cancer is planned Saturday. Friends of Brenda Kohli Anderson have put the event together. 

The following activities take place a Brenda's residence, 736 N. Main St:
• Several raffles
• Lots of food, including sloppy joes, scalloped potatoes and desserts, all available for a $7 donation. Youth 5 and under are free.

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