A volunteer is needed at the Mennonite Memorial Home to assist residents to the in-house beauty shop on Tuesday mornings, according to Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator.
Volunteering begins at 8:30 a.m. The volunteer will take direction from the beautician and the volunteer coordinator and must be able to push a wheelchair.
This position begins Tuesday, Dec. 6. If you would like to help MMH residents, please call Ring at 419-358-1015.
The December employee of the month for Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is Emily Koogler.
Emily Koogler of Bluffton, is the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio employee of the month for December.
Koogler is a licensed social worker at the Mennonite Memorial Home for almost five years. She is co-facilitator of the Alzheimer's support group and has recently started a grief support group for the residents at MHCO.
She lives here in Bluffton with her husband, Aaron, and their son, Titus. In her spare time, Emily coaches junior high cheerleading.
There is a tie in Week 4 of the Icon NFL Football Contest. Three players tied with 10 points this week. Dan Smith and John Clevidence both picked the same tie-breakers.
Other contestants:
10 points - Duane Bollenbacher.
9 points - Bill Edwards and Mike Burris.
8 points - Andy Althaus and Mark Sommers.
7 points - Becky Warren, Ben Reineke, Curt Laughlin, Jim Dillman and Phillip Keeler.
6 points - Nancy Armour.
The cumulative totals through Week 4 of the NFL Contest are:
The winner of Week 13 of The Icon College Football Contest is Duane Bollenbacher. Duane accumulated 11 points by picking all 10 games correctly. Other contestants:
10 points - Andy Althuas, Andy Borgelt, Bill Edwards, Jim Dillman and John Clevidence.
9 points - Brad Smith, Dan Smith and Mike Burris.
7 points - Mark Sommers and Nancy Armour.
Overall winners
The cumulative totals for The College Football Contest are below. I have included all contestants this week. There is a tie for the "winner".
If there is/was a Bluffton fourth grader in your family, this Thanksgiving turkey project may bring some familiar thoughts to mind. The project goes back to Geneva Shelter's teaching era. It has been continued with her daughter, Tami Hardy.
This turkey was created by Marie Spallinger, current fourth grader at Bluffton. Last week dozens of the American bird graced the walls of the elementary school.
Maple Crest of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) now offers respite care for persons needing temporary assistance, according to Daren Lee, Marketing Coordinator of MHCO.
The new service is available at Maple Crest Senior Living Village. Respite care is also available at Mennonite Memorial Home, both located in Bluffton.
