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Stories of Catholics and Anabaptists

“Knowing and Hearing the Stories,” an inner-church dialogue, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Bluffton First Mennonite Church.

The dialogue is a response to a request from the Maumee Valley Presbytery to hear stories of Anabaptists and Catholics, as they observes the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, “lamenting the violence and division that took place between Christian sisters and brothers.”

Lois Layne, 75, of Bluffton died July 24, 2017 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

A new Bluffton University women's soccer team program

The women’s soccer team at Bluffton University is hosting a mentorship program for girls in the first through eighth grades who are interested in connecting with Bluffton’s women soccer players.

Each KITS Club participant will be paired with a player from the team, and throughout the fall semester, participants will have the opportunity to take part in planned activities such as game day help, team dinners, soccer training and community involvement.

Only in Bluffton

Ice cream, exotic animals and tires do mix!

Tom Dotson of Tommy Tires proved it on Friday.

Tommy Tires summer customer appreciation day includes gallons and gallons of four flavors of ice cream – all free for the taking - from Jay Lugibihl.

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To top that off a Main Street corral loaded with some of the coolest animals under the sun, begged visitors for carrots. We spotted a couple kangaroos, a turtle the size of a medium-size dog, a camel, goats, and what certainly looked like a mini buffalo.

Nevaeh Judge, 16-month-old daughter of Holly and Dustin Judge, feeds a carrot to a friendly, hungry camel. The camel caravan passed through Bluffton Friday and stopped all day for Tommy Tire's customer appreciation day. Luke's homemade ice cream was free all day long and several animals from the Jungle Island Zoo were on hand. More photos here.

It's what's happening at BFR in August

Several youth opportunities are available in August at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Joseph Beagle, director.

Adventure camp – Disney Fun
Adventure Camp II takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 8-9. Its theme is Disney Fun. Cost is $12 for BFR members and $20 non-members. Costs include snacks and supplies.

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