The Bluffton Senior Citizens are traveling this summer and fall.

"Friday, Aug. 26 we visit Holmes County Amish including Smuckers, Mrs. Yoder's Kitchen for lunch, Heinie's Cheese Chalet, Coblenz Chocolate Company, and a Dinner Show at the Amish Door in Wilmot featuring "Cotton Patch Gospel" a Southern Blue Grass interpretation of the Life of Jesus," said Bob Painter of the Center.

Also on the list of tours is a trip to LaComedia Dinner Theatre to see "Church Basement Ladies, Second Helping" and the Freisinger's Chocolate Factory. The LaComedia Trip is on Sept. 1.

Suddenly it's summer. Highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s and what became of the rain? Here's the weather summary for the recent seven days reported by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date Max Min Prec

June 21 91 68 0.33
June 22 82 67 0.27
June 23 75 64 0.01
June 24 68 60 0.04
June 25 79 59
June 26 83 63
June 27 83 60

Many things have changed since the campers arrived for that first summer at Michigan's Camp Friedenswald in 1951. But one thing has remained constant through the years-people working diligently to aid in the spiritual formation and growth of the children and young adults in attendance.

Recent years have seen the calling of many Bluffton University students, alumni and faculty and staff members to join those individuals and become a part of the ministry of Friedenswald as permanent staff, volunteers, summer staff or camp pastors.

Pandora council awarded a contract to Ward Construction for the purpose of street work in the village and for manhole and value repairs. Ward's bid of $54,370 for the project was the only bid received, according to Lana Burry, village fiscal officer.

Other action from the meeting, held June 14, follows:

The Pandora Village Council met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
June 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Building with Mayor, John Schlumbohm, presiding.

Members Present: Painter, Vance, Fricke, Hall, Stall, Blank
Members Absent: None

After gathering together some of Bluffton's best musicians and vocalists, Pat Rodabaugh, representing the Bluffton Sesquicentennial Committee, is presenting "Bluffton's Brand of Broadway" at Yoder Hall at Bluffton University Friday and Saturday, July 1-2 at 7 p.m.

The show is free and includes selections from 15 Broadway musicals performed by local talent.

Everett Collier, Kevin Gratz, Kara Gratz, Sandy Miller, Kristi and Phil Shey, David Sycks and Rachael Lewis are just a handful of the performers on the program, which also features two male quartets.

If you missed one of Tuesday's sesquicentennial historical lecture, don't worry. Several repeats are on the Wednesday, June 29, calendar.

In addition, check out the Icon videos, especially created for persons unable to attend these events.

Here's Wednesday's schedule:

1 p.m. - John Miles "Native Americans"
2 p.m. - Darrell Groman lecture on the three Joseph DeFords
3 p.m. - John Carnes of Allen County Museum
4 p.m. - Dennis Morrison presentation

Bluffton University outfielder Kyle Niermann (Napoleon/Napoleon) recently joined the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. The GLSCL is one of the premier collegiate summer baseball leagues in the country, providing many Division I athletes with the opportunity to perform in front of major league scouts on a regular basis.

Do you enjoy taking photos, winning prizes and supporting a great cause? Then Bluffton Public Library's Amateur Photo Contest is for you.

Robert M. Stocking, 89 of Bluffton and formerly of Brook Park, Ohio, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born August 7, 1921, in Cleveland to Milan and Leah (Dumm) Stocking. On Sept. 11, 1954 he married Annie Unwin and she survives in Bluffton and formerly in Brook Park.