The Quarry Farm, nature preserve and conservation farm in rural Pandora, has several programs planned this fall, including a 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The preserve is located at 14321 Road 7L, rural Pandora.
Citizens National Bank celebrates Customer Appreciation Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Bluffton office, 102 S. Main St.
Free shredded pork or bratwurst sandwiches, chips and ice cream will be served. Attendees may enter to win a variety of door prizes.
The bank hosts this annual event as a way to show appreciation for its customers. “We really enjoy the chance to mingle with our customers at this event each year,” says Steve Ritter, Bluffton city executive.
Leland and Connie (Brauen) Crouse of Ada will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30.
The open house is at Crimson Lane, 4600 County Road 1, Ada. The couple was married on Sept. 29, 1968, at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. They request no gifts.
It's an eight-foot wide, 0.9 mile lane for pedestrians and biker on Bentley Road between Augsburger and the bridge near Kibler Street.
Village employees painted a third lane on the road on Tuesday morning.
The Lions Way Bentley path connects to the previously constructed Augsburger path. And, the pathway continues along Kibler Street connecting to Lions Way Parkview pathway, exiting at Main Street.
Leland D. Badertscher, 98, died Sept. 4, 2018, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Leland was born July 7, 1920, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Arthur and Lydia (Seyer) Badertscher. On Oct. 11, 1944 he married Ima Jean Montgomery Badertscher who preceded him in death on June 4, 2016.
Leland graduated from Pandora High School, served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant. He was a member of Riley Creek Baptist Church, Bluffton, and the American Legion Post #382, Bluffton.
