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"Dying with Dignity: An Ethical and Holistic Approach" is the theme

Niki Sidle, MSW, LISW-S, will present “Dying with Dignity: An Ethical and Holistic Approach,” at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, on Thursday, July 19, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.  The presentation is approved for 3 social work contact hours in ethics.  Pre-registration is required.

June Bluffton police log

Here's the Bluffton police department June docket provided by Tyler Hochstetler, police sergeant.

June 1

Officers responded to the 9000 block of North Dixie Highway for a breaking and entering complaint.

William Gaines III, 70 of Bluffton died July 8, 2018, in Grove City.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

There's only one way to take photos showing as many Main Street pots of petunias as possible. Take the photos very early in the morning. That's what Jamie Nygaard did to achieve the two photos of this year's flowers. Things look pretty quiet on Main Street just after sunrise.

Removing Grob's $10 million project, this year is $407,296 behind 2017

The 2018 building permits are attached
to the bottom of this story.

Construction projects in the Village of Bluffton reached over $12 million during the first half of 2018, according to building permits cost estimated filed with the village.

That compared to $2.4 million on construction project during the same period in 2017.

A $10 million Grob Systems new building construction this spring was the significant difference between the two periods. Without it, the 2018 permits total fell behind 2017 by $407,296.

Visitation Sunday at Chiles-Laman, Bluffton

Mary L. Koontz, 95, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 9:10a.m. at Willow Ridge in Bluffton. She was born October 21, 1922 in St. Marys, Ohio to Theodore and Edna (Schmehl) Schultz who preceded her in death. On June 6, 1948 she married Jasper "Joe" Koontz and they celebrated 53 1/2 years of marriage before he died on Nov. 23, 2001.

She graduated from Bluffton High School in  1940. She attended Fredericks Beauty School, Lima, graduating in December of 1940.

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