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Here are the April births at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2012 - 8:01am

Bluffton Hospital reports the following babies were born in April:

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Jimmie "retires" from Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2012 - 3:30pm

Pianist Jimmie Fruchey of Cridersville recently reached the "coda" of his piano-playing years as an entertainer at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

For the past 13 years Fruchey performed monthly as a volunteer for MHCO residents. Actually Bluffton is just one of his monthly gigs. He has also entertained in 10 area homes for seniors.

Fruchey recalls that he was drawn to Maple Crest Senior Living Village when it opened in 1999 when his sister, who lived across the street from MMH, encouraged him to visit.

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BHS Buckeye Creativity Award winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2012 - 2:50pm

Three Bluffton High School artists are winners in the Buckeye Creativity Awards competition. The three, from left are Kyla Dawson, Carissa Luginbill and Brooke Heinze, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.

The competition sponsored by Lima Optimists is titled The Ohio State at Lima Buckeye Creativity Awards. Judges select 21 items, consist of a variety of poems, short stories and artworks to be published in the Hogcreek Review Journal.

This year there were 400 entries. Carissa is a senior and Brooke and Kyla are juniors. Each student received a gift card.

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Maple Crest May 28 book discussion "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2012 - 10:11am

A discussion of Mary Ann Shaffer's book "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), at 3 p.m. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton.

Copies of the book are available at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

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May Mennonite Home church service schedule set

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2012 - 8:29am

May church services at Mennonite Memorial Home are set. The schedule follows:

Sunday, May 6 - Forest Clingerman

Sunday, May 13 - Dave Thompson

Sunday, May 20 - Chaplain Bill Herr

Sunday, May 27 - Chaplain Bill Herr

Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m.

Services on Tuesdays in May follow:

2nd - Kevin Mohr, English Lutheran Church

9th - Steve Ramsey, Good Hope Lutheran

15th - Eric Rummel, Emmanuel UCC

22nd - Louise Wideman, First Mennonite

29th - Jerry Lewis, Pleasant View United Methodist

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Irene Miller - May's Richland Manor resident of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 2, 2012 - 8:15am
Irene Miller

Irene Miller, whose birthday is May 5, is the May resident of the month at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton.

She graduated from Beaverdam High School and in 1935 married Harold Miller. The couple had two sons. She also has several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She is one of several Richland Manor residents with May birthdays.

May is a busy month at Richland Manor. Special events include:

May 10 - Taste of the town, Bluffton Dari Freeze, noon

May 12 - Mother's Day celebration, 2 p.m.

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