Bluffton Senior Citizen Center will be busy in August.
There’s everything from food tours, honor flight program and a visit from Bluffton Police Department’s K-9 officers, Kato, and his handler, Tyler Hochstetler. There’s also a history lecture on the Oil Boom.
Here’s a summary of some of the August events. The August newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story.
The monthly dinner meeting is at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, Dianne “Cookie” Cook, will share her experiences on Honor Flight.
What's going on in Bluffton this weekend? Well, there's someone for just about everyone. Here's the list:
Tour the Schumacher homestead
The Swiss Community Historial Society opens the Schumacher Homestead to the public on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. Visitors to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, will learn what it was like to be an early Swiss settler in the Bluffton-Pandora area.
Loretta Mae Creeger Geiser, 80, died July 27, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Loretta was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Bluffton to the late Robert and Ruth (Boutwell) Nonnamaker. On May 8, 1960 she married Larry Creeger and he died Nov. 28, 2007. She later married Ron Geiser on Nov. 21, 2015 and he survives.
What's for supper? How about some Suter's Produce sweet corn, melons and tomatoes? The red barn on State Route 103, Bluffton, has a fresh daily supply of the above. Brittany Hermiller holds the corn. You'll also find Suter's at the Bluffton Farmers' Market on Saturday.
Again this year, the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association and the Bluffton Area Community Assistance Program will be provide free school supplies to children on the free and/or reduced lunch program within the Bluffton School District.
The distribution takes place on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. until noon at St. John's United Church of Christ, 223 West College Ave., Bluffton.
To enroll your child, please call the church at 419-358-5641. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) has published a white paper, “Finding the Right Care for Your Parent,” to assist family members in finding the best environment for an elderly parent or other relative. The paper is available at no charge on the MHCO website.
