Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2019 - 3:43pm
Draw a reindeer. That's the assignment to Kindergartners in Mrs. Diemer's class. Here are the results and they are certainly works of art. For a closer examination of these holiday animals stop in the elementary lobby.
Wow factor, lights variety, display variety, and sheer amount of lights to determine the winners
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2019 - 3:38pm
A panel of Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce member judges have tallied scores including wow factor, lights variety, display variety, and sheer amount of lights to determine the four winners of the 2019 Bluffton Residential Lights Contest.
• First place and a prize of $200 "Bluffton Bucks" has been awarded for decorations at 169 Susan, the home of Patty and Robert Geiger.
• Second place and $150 goes to the display at 347 Sycamore, the home of Paul and Vicki Gesler.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2019 - 3:27pm
For the second semester in a row, Bluffton University’s campus ministries team and student volunteers led Alpha, a multi-week video series and discussion group centered on the Christian faith.
The international program, developed in London in 1977, creates spaces where participants come together for conversations about faith, life and God.
“Alpha is specifically designed for people who have questions about Jesus, questions about God, questions about Christianity and what it means to be a Christian,” explained Tig Intagliata, campus pastor.
Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
Here are nine products to consider stocking in your medicine cabinet to keep yourself and your family healthy.
1. Pain and fever reducer
If you have pain or a fever, having acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) in your medicine cabinet is important.
When taking these medications, do not exceed the recommended daily amounts. Taking more than recommended can be harmful.
Mason Soper scores 9 of his 18 points in second quarter
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2019 - 10:18am
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton ran out to a sizeable halftime lead and posted a 61-44 win over local rival Ada in the Northwest Conference boys basketball opener for both teams Friday night.
The Pirates improved to 3-0 and 1-0 in league play with the victory, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-4 and 0-1 with the defeat.
Bluffton extended a six-point first period lead to 15 at halftime with a 19-10 second period outburst. The Pirates essentially maintained that lead the rest of the way to win by 17.
Based on action taken by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors during a special conference call meeting on Dec. 9, OHSAA non-public schools will now have another option available to select their “designated” feeder schools for Competitive Balance rostering purposes.
The new option – specific to the Tier 1 factor in Competitive Balance – will permit non-public schools to utilize all elementary schools of the same system of education that are physically located within a 12.5-mile radius of the high school as designated feeder schools.