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Pandora free community meal planned for May

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2013 - 12:48pm

The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free community meal on Wednesday, May 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by the Mission Committee and will be sub sandwiches, potato salad, chips, dessert and beverage.

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Worship
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Bluffton school levy, Apollo levy, Johnny Appleseed levy passes

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 9:48pm

Unofficial May 7, 2013 election results

CLICK HERE FOR ENTIRE COUNTY VOTES BY PRECINCT

Bluffton school renewal levy
YES     862
NO      246
77 percent of voters approved

Apollo school levy
YES     5,894
NO       4,130
58 percent of voters approved

Johnny Appleseed Park levy
YES     9,215
NO       3,554
72 percent of voters approved
 

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Regional news
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Ethiopians visit Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 9:28pm

Kiros Teka Haddis (right), president of Ethiopia’s Meserete Kristos College (MKC), chats with Dr. Susan Carpenter, an associate professor of English at Bluffton University, during a visit to the university May 6.

Joining the president were Kelbessa Muleta Demena (left), assistant to the executive secretary of MKC and chair of its board of trustees, and Carl Hansen, the Harrisonburg, Va.-based director of college advancement for MKC.

The visitors spent time at The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center on campus and later at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton.

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Bluffton University
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DTR Industries focus of Friday chamber breakfast; health care workshop follows the meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 9:14pm

DTR Industries, celebrating a quarter century in Bluffton in 2013, the , is the focus of the Friday morning, May 10, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The breakfast program will be presented by DTR and it will focus on several of its accomplishments over the past 25 years. Jason Brandt and Emily Peck, DTR associates, will make the presentation.

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Regional news
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That's why they're called strawberries

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 4:54pm

Buried in the straw are hundreds and hundreds of plants waiting for June. Here's a look at the strawberry rows at the corner of Pandora Road and Bixel Road. Maybe this time next month, we'll see you  out there.

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Bluffton school newsletter now on the Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 7, 2013 - 2:29pm

The spring 2013 Bluffton school newsletter is now on The Icon for viewers.

It includes reports from building principals and the 2013-14 school calendar, in addition to several other bits of information about the school district.

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Public Meetings
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