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Chamber director guest speaker at July 14 senior center dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2014 - 5:14pm

Fred Steiner, director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, is the speaker at the July Bluffton Senior Citizens dinner meeting.

Steiner will share information about the chamber with seniors attending the dinner. The event is at 6 p.m., Monday, July 14, at the center. Mt. Cory Temple Fund group will cater the meal. The menu includes ham loaf, potatoes, corn, applesauce, butter rolls and cake.

Mary Hofstetter is the master of ceremonies. Deloris Hermon and friends serve as hostesses.

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Regional news
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Hey, is that rain on the horizon?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2014 - 12:51pm

It looks like rain on the horizon. During the first seven days of July the area experienced only 0.6 of an inch of precipitation. But that may change soon. Here’s the first seven days of July weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Regional news
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Six MHCO resident winners in Ohio art and writing contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2014 - 11:45am

Several residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio were winners in the LeadingAge of Ohio "art and writing contest," judged recently. Every participant from Bluffton who entered was a winner. Those persons follow:

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People
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British Soccer Camp coming to BFR July 28-Aug. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2014 - 11:35am

There still time to register youth for the BFR Sports and Fitness largest and most popular soccer camp of the summer.

The camp, British Soccer Camp, takes place from June 28 to Aug. 1 at BFR. The camp schedule follows:
First kicks, ages 3-4, 9-10 a.m.
Mini soccer, ages 4-6, 10:30-noon
Half day, ages 6-16, 9 a.m. to noon
First kicks, ages 3-4, 5-6 p.m.
Half day, ages 6-16, 5-8 p.m.
Full day, ages 8-18, 9 a.m.-noon; 5- 8 p.m.

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Sports
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School board sets administrators' salary increases by 1.5%

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2014 - 11:17am

Although it’s mid-summer, the Bluffton school board approved several items on June 26 in preparation for the 2014-15 school year.

The board okayed the following percent salary increases:
• Timothy Closson, Gregory Denecker, Marden Herr, Robert Holt, Kyle Leatherman, Michael Minnig, Paula Parish and Rebecca Gerschutz – each 1.5 %

• Secretarial:
1.25 % July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015;
1.5 % July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016; and
1.75 % July 2, 2016, to June 30, 2017.

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Public Meetings
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