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Local planning advances for April 8 total solar eclipse

Posted by Staff on December 9, 2023 - 6:00am

By Paula Scott

The December 8 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce member breakfast meeting was an opportunity to hear regional plans and expectations for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse that will likely double the number of people in the region. Bluffton is within a “path of totality” across the country where the eclipse is best seen.

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Business
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INFOGRAPHIC Bluffton EMS Report for November 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on December 8, 2023 - 6:00am

Bluffton EMS Chief Jan Basinger reported the following activity for the safety service department in November 2023: A total of 82 calls for service in November with 48 Medical, 7 Transports, 6 MVA (Motor Vehicle Assistance), 15 Fire, 3 Mutual Aid and 3 Special Events. So far this year, the Bluffton EMS has answered 731 Calls for Service.

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Women's Christmas Tea featured a children's story and tea for 200

Posted by Staff on December 8, 2023 - 6:00am

The Women’s Ministry Committee of Ebenezer Mennonite Church hosted their annual Christmas Tea on December 1. The evening was filled with delicious treats, many rounds of holiday-inspired flavors of tea, and enjoyable laughter and conversation among the nearly two hundred women who attended the event.

The committee planned the tea over many months, and they decided that this year the theme of the event would be the gifts given in honor of Jesus’ birthday. 

As has become a tradition for the Christmas Tea, a holiday-themed children’s story was read as a focal point of the evening. This year, the story The Sparkle Box written by Jill Hardie was read by Lily Shadle to a children who came up on stage during the event. Lily said “I really enjoy reading to the kids, giving them the opportunity to get on stage, and allowing them to feel special, even if it's only for a few minutes.

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Worship
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Pirate boys swim team wins season-opening meet; girls finish 2nd 

Posted by Paula Scott on December 8, 2023 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys swim team dove into its season opener by winning a five-team meet on Thursday, December 7, at the Putnam County YMCA.

Bluffton won the close boys meet by three points over Upper Sandusky, 79-76. Ada finished third with 39 points, followed by Bath (25) and McComb (17).

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Sports
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Noteworthy Community Choir to perform on December 10

Posted by Staff on December 8, 2023 - 6:00am

Noteworthy Community Choir has announced a December 10 performance at 3:00 p.m. of the concert Rise Up, and Follow!

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Events
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Leland Willis Voth worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development

Posted by Staff on December 7, 2023 - 4:19pm

Leland Willis Voth, 94, resident of Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away from this earth to his heavenly home on December 1, 2023. He was born January 27, 1929 to Rev. William C. and Matilda (Kliewer) Voth in the Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton, Kansas.

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Obituaries
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