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An Advent service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera.  The theme is “Wait for Jesus in Stillness.”   Everyone is welcome and the church is handicapped accessible. More information is at  tlcjenera.org

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Christmas For Kids will be held at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen St., Jenera, on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1-4:30 p.m. 

The afternoon will provide children in pre-school through 4th grade a special opportunity to hear the message of Christmas, along with Christmas crafts, music, refreshments and fun.  For more information, call 419-326-4402.

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A Mobile Meal Driver is needed on the third Friday of each month. Driver delivers meals to members of the Bluffton community from 11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Meals are prepared by the Mennonite Memorial Home and made available to the Bluffton area. 

This is a great way to serve the community. A valid driver's liscense and proof of insurance is necessary. To be a Mobile Meal Driver, call Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator, at 419.358.1015, ext 248.

 

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Two Bluffton University seniors have been honored for their work as accounting and business administration majors.

Brandi Dominique, from Wauseon, Ohio, has received the Financial Executives International (FEI) award, while Ben Roeschley, from Graymont, Ill., is Bluffton’s second recipient of a full scholarship to Bowling Green State University’s master of accountancy program.

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Birth: Nov. 26, 2013, Eleanora Ann Parthemore, Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, Ohio. 7 lb. 11.8 oz. - 19 1/2 inches. 

Parents: Luke and Karen (nee Starr) Parthemore - Wooster. Grandparents: Dave and Ilene Starr - Wooster; Kevin and Amy Parthemore, Beaverdam. 

Great-grandparents: Robert Zimmerman, Sr. - Bluffton; Dolly Mann, Moreland, Ohio; George and Sandy Parthemore - North Olmstead, Ohio.

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Lillian Irene (Koontz) Crates, 89, of rural Arlington, died at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Findlay, Ohio. She was born in Jenks, Okla., on March 19, 1924, to Jasper and Linda (Lugibill) Koontz Dray.

On July 20, 1941, she married Herbert G. Crates and they were married for 67 years until his death on Nov. 8, 2008. They had five children: Sandra (Bruce) Dacre , Delaware, Ohio; Larry (Rindy) Crates, Arlington; Charles Crates, Arlington;  Mary (Tom) Phillips, Climax, Mich.; Jack (Elaine) Crates, Findlay.

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