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Update on Bluffton elementary events

Provided by Tim Closson, elementary princippal
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 5, 2021 - 9:18am

The following column is from the winter issue of the  Bluffton school newsletter, sent to community members in late January.

Bluffton Elementary Review
By Tim Closson, Elementary Principal
The first half of the 2020-2021 school year has gone very well, considering we are in a pandemic. 

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Regional news
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Et Cetera Shop closed today (Friday, Feb. 5) due to weather conditions

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 5, 2021 - 8:38am

The Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main St., Bluffton, is closed today (Friday, Feb. 5) due to the weather conditions, according to Chrissy Lugibihl, manager.

“Due to the weather conditions and to ensure the safety of you, our customers and donors, and our volunteers, the Et Cetera Shop will be closed today for both shopping and donations,” she told the Icon.

To view Et Cetera’s Facebook click here.

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Regional news
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Joe Urich could speak every known Bluffton dialect

He was a man-about-town
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 4, 2021 - 9:36pm

For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here.

When they get around to listing the 50 most interesting people who ever lived in Bluffton Joe Urich will be on the list.

He’ll be on the list of the 25 most interesting people who lived in Bluffton. There’s a phrase that best describes Joe’s relationship to Bluffton. Joe was a-man-about-town.

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Iconoclast View
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Joanne Reads

Public Library now includes book reviews on its website from Joanne Niswander
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 4, 2021 - 3:13pm

Bluffton resident Joanne Niswander is now an outreach patron of the Bluffton Public Library, according to Lauren Canaday, library public service coordinator.

In this role, she will review books and those reviews are posted on the library website.

“Joanne tell me that it's a wonderful project for her during the pandemic and inclement weather,” said Canaday.

The first month's reviews are now posted at https://blufftonpubliclibrary.org/joanne-reads.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Bluffton Diamond Sports spring registration underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 4, 2021 - 2:55pm

 Bluffton Diamond Sports is accepting registrations for the 2021 baseball and softball season. 

All information and sign-ups can take place on the Bluffton Diamond Sports website at www.bdsonline.org.

More information is on the attachment at the bottom of this story. Registration deadline is Sunday, Feb. 21. 

Email questions to: [email protected]. 

 

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Sports
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DIII winter championships canceled

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 4, 2021 - 2:38pm

The NCAA has announced that it will be canceling all of its Division III winter championships events for the 2020-21 academic year.

In its release, the NCAA cited low participation numbers for its member schools as the reason for the cancelation of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's ice hockey, and wrestling championships events.

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Bluffton University
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