Four residents from Bluffton’s Maple Crest and three from the Mennonite Memorial Home were winners in this year’s LeadingAge of Ohio Art and Writing competition.
The show for the West region was hosted on June 20 by Good Samaritan Center, Arlington. All eight MHCO entries won first, second and third place ribbons. These high finishes qualifies each contestant to enter the state level contest on Sept. 11-12 in Columbus.
Mennonite Memorial Home hosted its annual Men’s Banquet on June 19. The banquet gave elders and guests- either sons, grandson, uncles, or friends - a chance to have a good time of food and fellowship.
MMH hosted a catered supper from Special Occasions in Upper Sandusky and the Service Group of MHCO made the pies for dessert.
A name that is fading from the Bluffton vernacular is "Gratz Crossing." It is where the Dixie Highway crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway track where it connects to Phillips Road south of Bluffton.
This photo shows the Lake Erie and Western Railroad track from "Gratz Crossing." On the far right is the Western Ohio Railroad (interurban) These two track were side by side at this point. This view looks toward Lima to the south. The photographer was S.A. Amstutz. This is a glass plate negative.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) is planning an outdoor community worship service on Sunday July 28, at 9 a.m.
This worship service comes at the end of a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS) hosted this year at the First Mennonite Church. The theme for the service is “Many Gifts, One Spirit,” growing out of the VBS curriculum. Worship will include music by the children who attended VBS and several brief reflections about the new things that are happening in the community.
Brendon L. Matthews, Senior Vice President and Sales Director of First National Bank, recently graduated from the Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking.
Matthews was an honors graduate at the recent ceremony.
Fifty-four students completed the three year curriculum and graduated in the 2013 class.
