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Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.

Several projects are planned for 2017. Those are explained in the attached newsletter.

Feb. 20 at Mennonite Memorial Home

Linda Pollitz, LSW, will discuss “Put Your Mask on First!”  during a February support group meeting in Bluffton, according to Tricia Herrmann.

The presentation is part of a Bluffton care giver support group and takes place at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, in the Mennonite Memorial Home Chapel, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton. 

She’ll discuss various caregiver responsibilities, what caregiver stress looks like and how to best take care of yourself, if you are a caregiver. 

Grant from Ohio Attorney General’s Office

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to support sexual assault victim assistance services available to the community.

The grant was issued from the Crime Victims Fund, available thanks to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which utilizes fines and penalties paid by convicted federal offenders to support victim assistance programs.  

Pandora-Gilboa Boy Scout Troop 226 will hold a pancake and sausage dinner on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 10:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.

Presale tickets are: adults $5; at the door: adults $7, Kids 4 – 12 $4, and 3 and under free. Carry-outs available, Drinks included.
For tickets, contact Scoutmaster Chris Fleming 419-303-2584 or email [email protected].

Julia A. Gable, 97, died Feb. 2, 2017, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

A Memorial Service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Bluffton. 

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Earlier this winter Bluffton second graders visited Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Center. Here's a photo of student drummers taken from the Bluffton school website.

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