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Thank you to Esther from our local library in giving knowledgeable information on tea and how it is grown, cultivated and then processed for our enjoyment.

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Mary Margaret Arthur, 87, died at 1:45 p.m. June 20, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born April 10, 1927, in Lima to the late Raymond and LaDonna (Williams) Zimmerman. On Dec. 21, 1947, she married Melvyn C. Arthur and he died June 12, 2014.

Mrs. Arthur was a retired teacher. She taught at Beaverdam, Moulton and Pandora-Gilboa schools. She had also worked at City Loan in Lima.  She graduated from Beaverdam High School and Ohio Northern University.

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I want to thank all the persons who entertained us at the 2014 Relay for Life. The persons who met teach month through out the year deserve a huge praise. Linda Best, Jerry, John,Kathy and Don, Diiane, Nick, Sherry, Sheree Joan Chase Bank, and Carol. Thank you seems so small but you are angels on earth!

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It is anticipated that over $20,000 will be donated to the American Cancer Society as a result of this year's Bluffton Area Relay for Life. Here participants work the track at Bluffton University.

The rainy weather skirted Bluffton on Friday, June 20, allowing the local Relay for Life event to be held at the university stadium.  While the final amount raised will not be formally announced for several weeks, it is anticipated that over $20,000 will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Rev. Mark Fuerstenau has accepted the pastorate of the Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches.

He comes from Middle Point and Kossuth United Methodist Churches. His wife, DJ, retired this summer after almost nine years serving the Zion United Methodist in the Delphos/Elida area.

Rev. Fuerstenau is a retired teacher and has worked in the corrections field since moving to the Delphos area.

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