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Beaver winter sports teams successful

Indoor track, men's basketball and women's basketball results
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 8:38pm

Here are stories involving recent Bluffton University men's and women's basketball and indoor track.

Indoor track
The Bluffton University Beavers kicked off their indoor track season with the "2021 Friday Night Spikes Opener" at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to compete in an outdoor track season, so this was the first live competition the Beavers had seen since the 2020 indoor track season.

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Bluffton University
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15 minutes with Caleb Mikesell

He tells about leading the band his senior year in Hang On Sloopy
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 4:36pm

15 Minutes with Caleb Mikesell
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander

Icon: You graduated from Bluffton High School in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
I’ve been attending Bluffton University, majoring in Elementary Education and Intervention Specialist. I’m involved in my church, St. John Mennonite, and in the Concert Band here at the university.

What are your goals after you graduate?
I want to teach elementary school and start working towards my master's in school administration.

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Forgotten Bluffton: Howard Triplehorn was the first Pirate to play in the Big Ten

The 1931 BHS graduate held several school athletic records • One still stands
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 1:37pm

Howard Triplehorn, who graduated from Bluffton High School in 1931, was the first Pirate to play in the Big Ten.

At one time three Bluffton High School athletic records belonged to Triplehorn, who eventually played football at the University of Michigan. He held several additional athletic records at BHS, which are in this article.

His records included the BHS football’s career scoring title at 345 points (it stood for 70 seasons when Zac Kohli scored 354 points in 2001).

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Columnists
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Weekend doctor: Is the Covid-19 vaccine safe for pregnancy?

What does the data really show?
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 16, 2021 - 6:00am

By Miguel Jordan, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Concerns have come to my attention because a lot of misinformation has been spread on social media. I have heard claims that the COVID-19 vaccine can cause problems from infertility to miscarriage to even harm in the baby’s female reproductive system. All not true.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Dry skin in winter? Here's what to do

Winter weather can cause dry skin, but you can take steps to prevent it
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 16, 2021 - 6:00am

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

As you start to be able to see your breath in the outside air, you may also start to see some dryness and cracking on your skin. Here's what you can do about wintertime skin dryness.

Skin dryness is a common ailment in the colder months, causing uncomfortable redness and itching. But what causes this issue and how can you prevent it?

Read on for more information about "the winter itch."

What causes dry skin in the winter?

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Health Services
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First and second grade pop art

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2021 - 4:25pm

One of the downsides of covid-19 – and there are many – is the inability for the community to visit the elementary school. The school announced a photo gallery is now located on the school website and it features photos of class projects in the school hallways. To view the photos click here. The candy cane wishes in the school entrance shows artistic candy canes designed in the style of contemporary pop artist Romero Britto. Artists are first and second graders.

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