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The Easter Bunny is coming to the Mennonite Memorial Home on Saturday.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s host their annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

The Easter egg hunt takes place come rain or shine. There is no rain date. Children ages 8 and under are invited to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents take their pictures with the Easter Bunny.

She intends to study mechanical engineering at University of Toledo

Jayme Siefer, Bluffton High School senior, is the March BHS student of the month.

Jayme is a member of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Spanish Club, Art Club and Mu Alpha Theta Math Club.

She is in the band and plays on the soccer and power lifting teams. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. At the academic award banquet she was presented with the geometry academic award. She likes all the planning and organization it takes to work back stage on plays and musicals. 

Laura Voth: “You, our volunteers, are a vital part of our goal of bringing the outside in, maintaining important connections, of reducing loneliness, of creating fun, of giving something to look forward to every day.  Through every small or large volunteer act, you are planting seeds of kindness for the Lord."

In a separate story viewers will find a report on the April 5 Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio volunteer appreciation banquet.

Volunteer recognition banquet April 5

In 2016 over 400 volunteers donated nearly 7,000 hours of service at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Bluffton.

Those volunteers were recognized at MHCO’s appreciation banquet April 5 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church.

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Volunteers from each of the four MHCO communities were represented. Those include Mennonite Memorial Home, Hilty Home, Maple Crest and Willow Ridge.

It snows in the morning and then the sun comes through the clouds. Weatherwise April in Bluffton is always unpredictable. But trees and flowers bloom no matter what the weather conditions. Here's a scene from the front yard of Phil and Lois Sylak on Grove Street. (Jamie Nygaard photo)

The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are scheduled to occur in the coming weeks:

Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound from the area of the Blanchard River (mile marker 159) near Findlay High School to county Road 99 (mile marker 161) is restricted to one lane at times through the work zone during nighttime hours only.

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