Mount Cory and Pleasant View United Methodist Church's will be host Mighty Fortress Vacation Bible School from July 23 through July 27 from 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
VBS is open to all children ages 4 years old through 6th grade.
A final program takes place as part of the Sunday services at 300 N. Main St., Mount Cory, at 10 a.m., Sunday, July 29, followed by a free luncheon at the Bethel Family Life Center, 201 W. Washington St.
They look and smell like they just came out of the car showroom floor. Here’s our glance at the 51st annual Bluffton Lions Club Wheels Festival held June 15 in downtown Bluffton. Nearly 200 vehicles were part of this year’s show.
Rich Bucher will lead the interactive
main program on the Swiss language.
It's Swiss Day, Sunday, June 24, from 12:30 to 3 p.m., at the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road.
And, the Swiss Community Historical Society hosts its annual Swiss Day, a celebration of the culture and history of local Swiss settlers, including food, language, and genealogy.
Look who the Icon ran into on Saturday at Shirley's birthday party. He even offered us some of his popcorn.
Without providing any names - because that could give it away - we'll hand out a half dozen Shannon Theatre passes to Icon viewers who can ID this guy and give viewers a good sentence or two about him.
Depending upon the number of respoonses, we may hand out honorable mentions.
The teacher is Linda Sommer. The school year is 1968-69 and this is a first grade class, making these students part of the Bluffton High School graduating class of 1980.
Here's Linda's attempt at identification.
Middle row: ? , ? , Shawn Smith, ? , Tammy Wideman, Tom Van Atta, Peter Yost, Michelle Smith Front row: Janice Sherrick, ? , Rebecca Searcy, Letitia Triplett, ? , Dennis Smith, ? , ? , ?
OH AZ PA was spotted at the Bluffton shuffleboard court during the first match of the season. It's on a blue Chevy Silverado LTZ. Any doubts that this plate means Ohio, Arizona and Pennsylvania?
A 1955 bright red Sunbeam Alpine took best of show at the 51st annual Bluffton Lions Club Festival Festival on Friday. The vehicle is owned by John Rundfuss of Bucyrus. The Sunbeam was a British manufactured vehicle.
• Other top awards were:
Mayor's choice - 1958 Chevy Impala, owner Tom Reese, Waynesfield
Lions' choice - 1947 MG TC, owner Dave and Kim Smittle, Ada
Sponsor's choice - 1956 VW Beetle, owner Sherri Pitcher, Findlay
Following today’s worship service, First Mennonite Church began the first step of “Flooring to Flourishing,” a renovation of its sanctuary.
Volunteers moved pews from the sanctuary into the fellowship hall and several classrooms. This week, Lima Pipe Organ will remove the organ and pipes for the duration of the work.
When the project is complete near the end of summer, the sanctuary will have been painted, new carpeting and wood floors installed, larger hymnal racks underneath the pews, and a redesign of the steps in the chancel area.
Several projects by the Ohio Department of Transportation will affect traffic patterns next week in the Bluffton area. Those follow:
• State Route 103 near the village of Jenera, between county Road 698 and township Road 59, will close June 25 for five days for replacement of three culverts. Traffic detoured onto state Route 235, U.S. 30 and U.S. 68 back to state Route 103. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.
The Bluffton in Bloom committee presented the Garden of the Month Award for June to Nanci Mistovich. Nanci’s yard on Polo Drive includes dramatic rock displays, whimsical arrangements of found objects, and impressive sweeps of beautifully maintained plants and herbs.
Garden of the Month winners receive a signed certificate of recognition from the mayor, as well as a $25 gift certificate and hanging basket of their choice from Stratton Greenhouses.
