A free musical concert will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, at Ottawa Park, 2632 Ada Road, Lima.
Families and others interested are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and come out a listen to several local artists and bands while they provide music during the Rally Point River Ride Bike Tour.
The concert starts at 10 a.m. with the St. John Mennonite Church worship band; from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Lauren Wannemacher will singing. The Lima Beane Chorus will perform until noon. Jim Boedicker will sing from noon to 1 p.m. and Chuck Sommers will perform from 1 to 2 p.m.
The next Bluffton Red Cross blood drive is in September. The drive will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in Burcky Gym at Bluffton University E-mailemail [email protected] to schedule a blood donation appointment.
Harvey Bauman smiles as he strolls up the Mennonite Memorial Home sidewalk. In his hands are two ice cream sundaes. One resembles strawberry, the other, well, we're not quite certain. Harvey was among Mennonite Home and community residents who enjoyed the Concert on the Lawn Sunday evening at the MMH.
Note: This feature is by Paula Scott. It is reprinted with permission from the Bluffton Center For Entrepreneurs newsletter. Mary Maas of M2 Interiors & Design is an affiliate of BCE.
When Mary Maas was working toward her degree in interior design at Bowling Green State University, she was surprised to discover that no businesses in the region specialized in helping seniors make their homes safer and more comfortable.
With experience as a registered nurse, Maas knows exactly how needs and abilities change with age.
Who is your elementary teacher? Find out today. According to Tim Closson, elementary principal, the Bluffton elementary class lists will be posted on the elementary front doors by 5 p.m. today.
Because of security reasons, the school chose not to release the class lists to the media this year.
Citizens National Bank has named Andy Knippen as Vice President Network Administrator. Knippen will be responsible for maintaining the network infrastructure, hardware and software installs, network health and security and supervising PC support staff.
Knippen received an Associate in Applied Science and Information Technology Professions from James A. Rhodes State College and is certified as an A+, MCP and a MCSA.
In a settlement with Ohio EPA, Bluffton has agreed to comply with wastewater permit requirements and will pay a $10,000 civil penalty for violations related to the repairs and operation of the village's sanitary sewer system.
It was "hop on pop" night for Greta Kauffman on Sunday. The Kauffman family attending the Mennonite Memorial Home Concert on the Lawn and Greta found that hopping on her dad, Rudi, was just as fun as listening to the music. Greta's mom, Ravonn, watches the fun. Not in the photo is the Kauffman's youngest daughter, Sophia.
