By Jake Dowling Icon intern
Peppers and cabbages are not your typical planted crop, but for Bill Suter, cabbages and peppers are king.

“I wanted to grow cabbages and peppers to somewhat diversify the farm,” he says. “But a small portion of that are vegetables, most of it is corn and beans.”

“You just have to weather the storm,” says Suter, whose farm is on Road Q, between Bluffton and Pandora. Suter grows cabbages and peppers to go along with the other vegetables on 500-acres that he farms.

Findlay HS Band "Pantasia"

Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, invites the public to its annual community "Concert on the Lawn," at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19.
The public is invited to the outdoor concert on the backyard lawn of Mennonite Memorial Home where they will hear the Caribbean music of Pantasia, a steel-drum band from Findlay High School.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), a continuing care retirement community in Bluffton, is hosting a Job Fair for the positions of Shahbaz (Caregiver/STNA) and Nurse in the new Green House homes, which will open in October or November of this year.
The Job Fair will be held at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton, on Thursday, Aug. 2. Interested persons may arrive anytime between 12:30-4 p.m. and should allow 90 minutes for the process.

Richard Bucher performing

Residents and community members packed the house for the Maple Crest Senior Living Community's, talent show on July 12.

Regan checks her princess crown as Vanessa Wilson holds the mirror

Ever want to be a princess...just for a day? Nine little girls ages 4 to 9 had the chance during BFR's Princess for a Day Program on July 18.
Back by popular demand, girls spent the day getting their hair done, doing crafts, making cheers, painting their nails and pretenting they were a princess for a day.

Three Bluffton High School 2012 graduates are enrolled at Ohio Northern University this fall. They are:

Abbey R. Rieman, daughter of Robert and Louise Rieman, 7805 Rockport Rd, Bluffton, in the College of Pharmacy. She will be a first year majoring in pharmacy. Rieman was active in National Honor Society, SADD club and Latin Club.

Kyle A. Risner, son of Alan and Tamara Risner, 8037 Hillville Rd, Bluffton, has enrolled in the College of Engineering. He will be a freshman majoring in computer engineering. Risner was active in track and football.

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