The Motter Metro Park in Bluffton, one of 15 Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District locations with pathways to explore, has a deceptively modest entrance and description. With 1.5 miles of trail, you might expect a hike with naturalist Dan Hodges to be a brief jaunt. And perhaps you've never pulled off at the entrance at 10740 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road.
But for those who visited the park on a summer evening in July–in the company of a naturalist and other park enthusiasts–it proved to be a leisurely, flower-filled treat.
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Helen Lim Pannabecker passed away on May 29, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona after a two and one-half year battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her husband Thomas Pannabecker and daughter Kendra Pannabecker, and by several siblings and many nieces and nephews. She was born in Samarinda, Borneo to Chong An Lim and Wat Koey Kwee. Helen was the second youngest of six children: Pao Lim (Woodland Hills), Mei Lian Lim (deceased), Nancy Koerniawidjaja (deceased), Jane Budidharma (Toronto) and Rose Lim (St. Louis). She grew up primarily in the city of Malang on the island of Java, Indonesia. In later years the family moved to Jakarta.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the following winning tickets from the July Discovery Days "Bluffton Bucks" prize drawing and a redraw for June:
First Prize – 611244
Second Prize – 611122
Third Prize – 831536
Redraw June Third Prize - 611583
Prizes can be picked up at the Bluffton Public Library after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Prizes must be picked up before August 25, 2023.
These ticket numbers will be posted on the classifieds page until August 25.
The July 25 evening hike with naturalist Dan Hodges of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District revealed a bloom-filled prairie habitat that has been carefully developed on former farmland. Stay tuned for an Icon feature on the event.
The launch of the Lounge Sports Network (LSN) and the official game audio broadcast schedule for the 2023 Bluffton Pirates football season has been announced by Lounge Media Group.
Broadcasts will start with the season-opener at home against Benjamin Logan on Friday, August 18; game time is 6:50 p.m.
