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Sarah, Amanda and Noah Stratton

15 minutes with Noah, Sarah and Amanda Stratton (more like 30 minutes)

Icon: What was the first thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?
Noah: (thinking).

Icon: Okay, while you think, can you name your sister Amanda's eighth grade science project?
Noah: Something to do with tasting jellybeans.
Sarah: Something to do with memory.

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Worship service leaders for August have been named at the Mennonite Memorial Home.

Sunday services - 9:30 a.m. chapel

Aug. 7 - Bill Herr, chaplain
Aug. 14 - Duane Bollenbacher
Aug. 21 - Cooper worship team
Aug. 28 - Dave Thompson

Tuesday services - 6:30 p.m. chapel

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Three residents of Mennonite Home Communitites of Ohio were winners in the Leading Age Art and Writing Competition (West Region), announced recently.

Winners include:

First place - Genevieve Fast (Maple Crest), fine art titled "Serenity."

First place - Joanne Niswander (Maple Crest), needlework titled "Tulip."

Second place - Iida Bassett (Mennonite Home), woven art - preemie hat and blanket.

These three advance to the state competition held Sept. 8-9 in Columbus.

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The Mennonite Memorial Home will have an outing to the Allen County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 25. That day is senior citizens day and several residents will visit the fairgrounds.

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The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Service Group will hold a silent auction during the Saturday, Sept. 24 fall festival evet.

The auction features handcrafted items donated by community members. Persons with items to donate may contact Mary Ann Ring at 419-358-1015.

Auction items will be on display and open for bidding in the Mennonite Memorial Home lobby from Sept. 19 to Sept. 24.

All funds received from the auction assists The Service Group of MHCO.

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Everett Collier

When Everett Collier graduated from Bluffton College 1975 as a speech and communication major, he thought he'd become a teacher. Then he met the post office.

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