Beckie Fish is the employee of the month at Mennonite Memorial Home. She has been employed at the Mennonite Memorial Home for five years and works as a STNA.

Beckie is a competent and caring person who attends to the needs of the elders she serves. Her supervisor has commented that she is a team player and helps other staff when needed.

Beckie has a good sense of humor and engages the elders in conversation and other activities. She is from Beaverdam.

Eagles Scores bowled on Nov. 20
Boys High Game
Jayden Foltz 141
Kaden Reneker 135
Danny Klingler 123
Kaden Reneker 122

Girls High Game
Molly McCracken 106
Arielle O'Neal 96
Molly McCracken 88
Ashleigh King 87

Boys High Series (2 games)
Kaden Reneker 257
Jayden Foltz 234
Danny Klingler 228
Brett Basinger 211

Holiday festivities at Bluffton Public Library continue on Saturday, Dec. 11, including several activities for youth. Santa Claus will make an appearance at the library at 11 a.m. He will read a story and then children may present their wish list requests to him until 1 p.m. Other activities for children include a make and take craft and cookie decorating.

In addition, Oscar Velasquez will be playing holiday music on his guitar from noon to 1 p.m. This gives library patrons a chance to meet the artist and purchase his Blaze of Lights prints from 1-2 p.m.

Map of holiday lights

Want to view the holiday lights of Bluffton? Dont' know where to start? The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and The Icon make it easy. Attached is a Bluffton map, which shows the best places to go to view the holiday lights in the community.

To download a map open the attachment at the bottom of this story. The map is brought to you by the chamber members listed on the map.

CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATIONS IN ICON AREA CHURCHES

Note: Churches are invited to submit Christmas-related programs to The Icon at [email protected]

o First United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve Service
Traditional Service of Lessons and Carols, 7 p.m.
Pre-service music starts at approximately 6:35 p.m.

o Emmanuel United Church of Christ

The community of Bluffton invites its residents and residents from surrounding communities to village to visit Bluffton in December. Many events are planned. Here's the schedule of events, which also include Pandora activities:

Nightly now through Jan. 1:
o Ream holiday folk art display until 11 p.m., Presbyterian church law
o The Gift of Giving light show extravaganza, until 11 p.m., East College Avenue, across from Harmon Field Stadium

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