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Silent auction at Mennonite Home part of fall festival

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2011 - 5:40pm
Some of the auction items

The Service Group of Mennonite Home Communities will hold a silent auction and bake sale during this year's fall festival. Some of the items you can bid upon are:
a tiled top table by Wayne Shafer,
two of Brauen's decorative gourds,
a butterfly afghan,
poinsettia quilt,
folk art birdhouses,
a basket of canned goodies,
a large bird feeder by Bill Swartley,
and much more.

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Bev Steiner's fragrant hobby

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2011 - 5:34pm

Bev Steiner has worn a multitude of hats in her life: mother, wife, grandmother, medical technician, and others, but at the Mennonite Memorial Home she is known for her fragrant gifts of potpourri.

Bev, the flower lady, refined her art of making her potpourri after she came to the Mennonite Home to recover from a shattered femur.

She tells the story about the first time she decided to make some potpourri. She took the flowers from a great nieces wedding and made some for the bride and their mothers.

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There's more to ultimate Frisbee than you think - check out our video

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 19, 2011 - 5:39pm

By Jordan Howe, Icon Bluffton University intern

Keith Suter, president of the Ultimate Frisbee club at Bluffton University, takes time out of his game to explain some basic rules. He explains everything from how many people are on the field to what happens when the Frisbee hits the ground.

You'll discover:

What are some basic rules
What happens if the Frisbee is dropped
How many players are on the field at one time
Are there any formations or plays you run
When do you get together to play

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Kay Lambert wins Icon week 4 football contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2011 - 6:10pm

Ten people picked 8 games correctly and all 10 picked the same 2 tie-breakers. All 10 also picked Bluffton to win.

However Kay Lambert was the only contestant among the 10 to pick St. Marys to win its game. The other nine picked Bath to win, so she was declared the winner.

8 correct - Andy Borgelt, Dan Smith, Dave Moser, Duane Bollenbacher, Jerry Cupples, Kevin Burkholder, Luke Amstutz, Mike Burris, Nancy Armour and Kay Lambert.

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David Glick wins college football contest week 3

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2011 - 6:04pm

The winner of Week 3 of The College Football Contest is David Glick. David received 10 points this week. He also leads in the cumulative contest.

Other contestants:

9 points: Joyce Suter.

8 points: April Coughlan.

7 points: Andy Althaus, Andy Borgelt and Dave Moser.

6 points: Lyle Arnold, Robert Rockefeller, Jared Lehman, Kevin Burkholder, Luke Amstutz, Mark Somers, Mike Burris, David Steiner, Duane Burkholder and Zach Conrath.

5 points: Becky Warren, Joe Suter, John Clevidence, Joel Groman, Dan Smith and Nancy Armour.

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Robin Glick named September MMH employee of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2011 - 1:18pm

Robin Glick was named the Mennonite Memorial Home employee of the month for September.

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