There's a national park in the sanctuary of St. John's United Church of Christ.
That's because Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School is in session this week. SonRise National Park! is the theme. VBS is sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association.
Participating churches include
• Bluffton Presbyterian Church,
• Emmanuel United Church of Christ,
• English Lutheran Church,
• First Mennonite Church,
• First United Methodist Church,
• St. John’s United Church of Christ, and
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
By Jake Dowling Icon intern
Peppers and cabbages are not your typical planted crop, but for Bill Suter, cabbages and peppers are king.
“I wanted to grow cabbages and peppers to somewhat diversify the farm,” he says. “But a small portion of that are vegetables, most of it is corn and beans.”
“You just have to weather the storm,” says Suter, whose farm is on Road Q, between Bluffton and Pandora. Suter grows cabbages and peppers to go along with the other vegetables on 500-acres that he farms.
Asa Clingerman makes a pop-up puppet in Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School. The evening VBS takes place at St. John's United Church of Christ. Click for a video of youth playing a game.
Here's the seven-day report for July from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Date High Low Rain
July 17 98 73
July 18 95 67 1.41
July 19 83 70 1.86
July 20 73 63 0.05
July 21 83 56
July 22 89 65
July 23 91 71 0.05
Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, invites the public to its annual community "Concert on the Lawn," at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19.
The public is invited to the outdoor concert on the backyard lawn of Mennonite Memorial Home where they will hear the Caribbean music of Pantasia, a steel-drum band from Findlay High School.
