The Gardeners of Bluffton/Pandora Area invite Icon viewers to a free program titled Storing Your Harvest, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.
You've turned the soil, planted the seeds, tackled the weeds, and now you have a bumper crop of green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers and other vegetables.
The program will instruct participants how to store their harvest for winter usage. Topics to include: canning, root cellaring, freezing and drying.
The program is open to the public with no admission charge.
Robert and Treva Stratton of 999 E. Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 9, 2013.
Robert and the former Treva M. Althaus were married Aug. 9, 1953 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church by the Reverend Howard T. Landes.
They are the parents of three children, Brett (Diane) Stratton, Jay (Sherry) Stratton and Sue (Robert) Fett, all of Bluffton. They have nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A family dinner celebration is being planned at a later date.
“Refuse To Be A Victim,” a nationally recognized crime prevention course to be held in Findlay on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
This course provides practical information geared toward awareness and avoidance of criminal attack.
The program of the National Rifle Association will be held from 5:30 – 9 p.m. in the Ruse Board room located on the second floor of the William E. Ruse building at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 South Main St., Findlay.
The annual Bluffton High School alumni soccer games will be Saturday, Aug. 10.
Women play at 5 p.m. and men at 7 p.m. Games are played on Steinmetz Field on Harmon Road.
Margaret L. Herr, 95, died Aug. 1, 2013, at 2:25 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Jan. 22, 1918, in Bluffton to the late Clarence and Esther (Slusser) Jones. On Nov. 1, 1939 she married William M. Herr and he survives.
Mrs. Herr was a homemaker, farm wife and had worked at Triplett Corp., Bluffton. She was a life long member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. She had been a 4-H advisor. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School.
August worship services at Mennonite Memorial Home are scheduled.
Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel.
Aug. 4 - Mike Downey
Aug. 11 - Dave Thompson
Aug. 18 - Bill Herr
Aug. 25 - Bill Herr
Tuesday services are at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel.
Aug. 6 - Steve Yoder, First Mennonite
Aug. 13 - Rev. Kevin Mohr, English Lutheran
Aug. 20 - Gary Rummel, Harrod Christian
Aug. 27 - Sister Carol Inkrott, St. Mary's
Richland Manor celebrates Dog Days of Summer at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15. Everyone with a dog is invited to attend. Dogs will compete in different categories. The event will have games and other fun activities.
Bluffton Athletes will be asking the community for donations during the annual Athletic Booster Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 6. All athletes and parents/adult drivers need to meet at the high school at 5:30 p.m.. Pizza will be served to the athletes prior to them leaving on their routes. It is very important for parents to volunteer as chaperones during this fundraising event.
