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Rev. Thomas Holmes serving as First United Methodist interim pastor

Is retired executive director of Covenant Ministry Services, Lima
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 1:02pm

Rev. Thomas M. Holmes of Lima, is serving as interim pastor of First United Methodist Church. In addition, he is interim pastor at Rockport United Methodist.

He is the retired executive director of Covenant Ministry Services, Lima, and as a United Methodist clergy, has served in interim pastorates in Paulding, Payne and Forest Park, Lima.

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Worship
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High of 64 – low of 29 over the weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 8:35am

Winter and summer struggled to make a point over the weekend as local temperatures rose to 64 and dipped to 29 degrees.

The chart shows temperature high and lows and daily precipitation for the first 12 days of 2020, provided by Guy Verhoff, U.S. weather observer, from Pandora.

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Regional news
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Mason Soper tallies season-high 25 points as BHS stops Paulding

Jared Piercefield nets 18 with the aid of 3 triples
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2020 - 6:41am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton shut out Paulding in the first period and went on to post a decisive 63-48 Northwest Conference boys basketball win Friday evening.

Bluffton led 10-0 after the first quarter and held a 26-17 halftime edge. The Pirates outscored the Panthers 37-31 in the second half.

Bluffton improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the win, while the Panthers fell to 2-8 and 1-2 in the NWC with the defeat.

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Sports
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Genocide of the Mind

Jan. 17 Colloquium talk at Bluffton University
Posted by Icon K on January 13, 2020 - 6:00am

Dr. Melissa Michal, assistant professor of English, will share “Genocide of the Mind and Indigenous Resilience,” during a Colloquium presentation at 4 p.m. on Jan. 17 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

During the presentation, Michal will discuss how genocide and trauma have affected both American Indians and non-Natives, how American Indians have found resilience through art and performativity, and how we take action to evolve curriculum and business practices to enact Haudenosaunee brotherhood.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton youth swimmers finish strong at Notre Dame invite

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2020 - 11:09pm

Bluffton youth Jackson Bowlus, June Essinger and Levin Essinger competed in the Tim Welsh Invitational Jan. 3-5, at the Rolfs Aquatic Center at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. More than 500 swimmers from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin competed.

The local swimmers are part of the Lima YMCA USA Swim Club coached by April Dorman and Jeff Bowlus. This was the team’s second appearance at the invite and a total of 10 swimmers from the area competed with the Lima team finishing 15 out of 28 teams.

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Doug Schweingruber wins Icon's college football bowl contest

He wins a $20 gift certificate from Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2020 - 9:15pm

Doug Schweingruber of Bluffton is the winner of the Icon's college football bowl contest.

Of the 102 entries, he picked the most wins at 16 (out of 19 games). He wins a $20 gift certificate from Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co.

Other contestants with impressive entries:

16 wins - Contest winner
Doug Schweingruber

15 wins
Matt Long

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