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Sherwood "Jake" Huser, 1920-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2010 - 5:55pm
Sherwood "Jake" Huser

Sherwood "Jake" Huser, 89, of Pandora, died at 7:50 p.m., March 5, 2010, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

He was born March 9, 1920, in Lima, Ohio, to Philemon and Elizabeth (Basinger) Huser.

Mr. Huser was a retired painter. He was a member of Pandora United Methodist Church, was a life member of the Pandora American Legion Post 616 and was a graduate of Pandora High School.

As a World War II veteran, he was a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.

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Celtic night March 13 in Town Hall Concert Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2010 - 5:34am

Celtic night is the theme of the Town Hall Concert Series at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 13, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick.

The series is held on the third floor of the town hall and admission is by donation.

By Wendy Chappell-Dick

Bluffton, originally called Shannon Ohio is known for the nearby Swiss Settlement, however the town itself was founded by Irish settlers. On March 13 we celebrate Bluffton's Celtic heritage in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

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Scouts hold Court of Honor

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2010 - 5:03am

Scout court of honor


Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256 held a court of honor Feb. 23 in the town hall. Front, from left Jeremiah Garmatter, Roger Zeits, Tecumseh Kibele, Jack Burrell, Misha Groman, Nick Luke, Jacob Barnett and Jared Metzger.

Back from left, Dan Groman, Darrell Groman, Justin Paul, Clay Burkholder, Jonatan Moser, Carrick Lancaster, Tyler King, Austen Herron, Joel Groman, Taylor Steele, Mike Metzger and Jeff Burkholder.

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Minnesota college choir performs at Trinity Lutheran March 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2010 - 4:46am

The 61-voice Martin Luther College Choir from New Ulm, Minnesota, will present a concert "Speak, O Lord" at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, at 7 p.m.,Tuesday, March 9.

The choir will sing familiar Christian hymns accompanied by brass, organ, timpani, piano, woodwinds and strings. There is no admission charge but a freewill offering will be received to help cover tour expenses.

Martin Luther college is the worker training college of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

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Worship
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Former resident solos with orchestra

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 5, 2010 - 6:36pm
James Pannabecker

James Pannabecker formerly of Bluffton, will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto Op. 54 with the Rockbridge Community Symphony Orchestra, March 6 at Lexington, Va., Presbyterian Church.

Pannabecker of Natural Bridge, Va., is a 1970 Bluffton High School graduate and 1974 Bluffton College graduate. He earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Regional Planning degrees from the University of North Carolina. He is the author or co-author of 23 books related to banking and mortgage lending, as well as numerous articles, poems, short stories and more.

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William Kenyon Freeman, 1913 - 2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 5, 2010 - 6:27pm
William Kenyon Freeman

William Kenyon Freeman, 96, of Pandora, died at 2:35 a.m., March 5, 2010, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born March 7, 1913, in San Ysidro, Calif., to Allen P. and Elizabeth Kenyon Freeman.

On Nov. 23, 1941 he married Mary E. Collier, and she died Sept. 12, 2005.

Mr. Freeman was farmer in Delaware County most of his life until the Alum Creek Watershed Project took their farm at which time they relocated to a farm in Union County (Richwood, Ohio) in 1970.

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