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"The Bernese Four" from Berne, Ind., will perform during this year's Bluffton Swiss Day program on Sunday, June 24.

A potluck, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Grove Road, at 12:30-3 p.m., features a musical program by Wilmer Sprunger and friends of Berne Ind., with an opening by the Bluffton-Pandora Swiss Chorus.

Bring a dish, already hot or cold and ready to serve, and your own table service (plates and silverware). Drinks will be provided.

The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool is the place to cool off on a hot summer day in Bluffton. The mushroom in the center is great place to stay under for long periods of a hot afternoon.

Health care reform is playing an integral part in Blanchard Valley Health System's decision to consider more efficient ways to deliver health care.

During this nationwide reform, health care providers are moving from a fee-for-service reimbursement system that rewards volume and toward a system where providers are rewarded for providing value as defined by higher quality and lower costs.

Life many be a bowl of cherries but this month life is a bowl of blueberries.

The blue summer berry is now being picked at Blue Moon Blueberries, 14848 Road 3 (between State Route 12 and Gilboa) in rural Pandora. The berries are on the Jeff and Chrissy Lugibihl farm.

U-pick is available Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 a.m. Berries are also available for sale. Call 419-384-7338 to place and order or for u-pick updates.

Here's the seven-day report for June from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain
June 12 82 62
June 13 74 55
June 14 82 50
June 15 88 55
June 16 89 69
June 17 84 68 0.22
June 18 90 67

All are welcome to the annual Swiss Day potluck and open house, Sunday, June 24.

The potluck, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Grove Road, at 12:30-3 p.m., features a musical program by Wilmer Sprunger and friends of Berne Ind., with an opening by the Bluffton-Pandora Swiss Chorus.

Bring a dish, already hot or cold and ready to serve, and your own table service (plates and silverware). Drinks will be provided.

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