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Kindergarten screen set for April

For student who will be 5 by Aug. 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2021 - 1:36pm

Bluffton schools remind parents of next year's Kindergarteners that it is time to register those students.

Here's the details:

It’s time to think about Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year.  Any child who will be 5 by Aug. 1, 2021, is eligible to enroll. Screening takes place Monday and Tuesday, April 19 and 20.

In order to develop a kindergarten mailing list, contact the elementary office at 419-358-7951. 

The school needs the following: 
child’s name 
birth date 
parents’ names 
address
phone number 

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Regional news
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West College Avenue bridge ribbon cutting?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2021 - 11:44am

Here’s a Bluffton ribbon-cutting photo without any information, but we are working on a theory and we are checking it out with our esteemed list of Bluffton history fact-checkers, so stay tuned.

Jim Diller provided this photo, taken by his father, Paul Diller.

Our guess is this is 1960, based on the yellow-orange license plate on a Chevy station wagon. The tan and white car is a 1959 Pontiac.

The persons we’ve identified from left are William “Kaiser” Gaiffe, Clayton Bixel, _____, _____, Wilbur Amstutz (he was mayor from 1960-65), ___, ___, ___.

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Historical Bluffton
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Icon book review: The Great Influenza Of 1918

This book is about the heroes who worked tirelessly in labs and in the field to try to find a cure, or even better, a vaccine
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2021 - 8:15pm

Review by Robert McCool
This is a big book on a big topic. 745 pages plus 181 pages (large print) of references and bibliography covering two years of research and attempts for a cure to the worst pandemic we've ever had.

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Columnists
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Forgotten Bluffton: Our oldest living resident resides in Maple Grove

It’s birth occurred the same decade that Bach composed the Brandenburg Concertos, Russia’s Peter the Great ruled, Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels, and Europe explorers discovered Easter Island
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2021 - 1:40pm

Note: This is the 30th column in this series. For an index and link to the previous Forgotten Bluffton column go to the bottom of this story.

Q: What is the oldest living object in Bluffton?

Hint: It’s birth occurred the same decade that Bach composed the Brandenburg Concertos, Russia’s Peter the Great ruled, Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels, and Europe explorers discovered Easter Island.

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Columnists
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New projects underway this spring at Bluffton Presbyterian

Electric yard sign now in place • gazebo will be installed in May
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2021 - 1:29pm

Bluffton Presbyterian Church has installed a new electronic yard sign for the purpose of connecting with and encouraging the local community, according to Rev. Karol  Farris Schilling, pastor.

"Both church and community messages will be displayed on the sign," she said.

 A policy is in place for community requests. Non-profit and public organizations may fill out an application to be considered for a display in the message rotation at no cost. The form will be made available at www.blufftonpc.org.

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Worship
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Hello, Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2021 - 1:24pm

Bluffton Presbyterian Church has installed a new electronic yard sign at the corner of Main and Cherry. "It's purpose is to connect and encourage community," said Rev. Karol Farris Shilling, pastor. Click here for several additional church updates.

 

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