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Steel Band to Perform at MMH on August 21

Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton. has hosted an annual “Concert on the Lawn” since 2005. This year, the event features the Pantasia Steel Band in a free concert at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 21.

The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Service Group will serve “The Creamery” ice cream. Special thanks is given to Don Snyder Excavating and Everence, who are sponsoring this year’s concert.

Seating is not provided, so those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and dress for the weather.

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Here’s an accounting of the Bluffton EMS volunteer crew’s July 2022 calls for service, provided by Chief Jan Basinger:

37 Medical

7 Transports

1 Motor vehicle assistance

6 Fire calls

1 Mutual aid vehicle

1 Mutual aid medical

 

53 TOTAL CALLS

 

39 Patients transported

 

438 total to date for 2022

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School age and pre-k kids at the Bluffton Child Development Center, 325 County Line Rd., will be having a car wash and lemonade stand:

  • 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday August 2

Proceeds will go towards the kids' big end of the summer party.

The center accepts children ages six weeks old until they are twelve years of age. Classes:

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Celtic legend dies at 88, leaving behind great hoops legacy of winning and intangibles from celticsblog.com

By Professor Parquet a.k.a. Cort Reynolds

Celtic legend Bill Russell is arguably the most valuable player ever in NBA history, and perhaps even in all of team sports.

He died Sunday at age 88 following the deaths of Celtic legend teammates Tom Heinsohn, John Havlicek and Sam Jones in recent years. Only the almost 94 year old Bob Cousy has outlived them all.

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Registration is open for Bluffton Family Recreation's 5th and 6th grade volleyball league.

  • This is a team-based league
  • No individual registrations
  • September 11 - October 16 including tournament
  • $300/team
  • Registration deadline August 31

Register online at www.bfronline.com

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Like it or not, August is here and back to school preparations have begun. This upcoming weekend, the State of Ohio has a sales tax holiday on selected items related to school:

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