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Skipping Stones magazine says ‘Swords to Plowshares’ one of this year's outstanding books

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2015 - 5:45pm

A children’s book published last fall by The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center of Bluffton University has been named as one of this year’s 25 outstanding books by Skipping Stones magazine.

“Swords to Plowshares: The Creation of John P. Klassen’s Mennonite Central Committee Medallion” has received a 2015 Honor Award from the international literary magazine for youth.

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Bluffton High School runner-up in Bachman Award

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2015 - 2:19pm

Columbus Grove won the Northwest Conference 2014-15 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence” for the second time with a strong finish in the spring sports season.  This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition.

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Sports
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June 9 blood drive at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2015 - 12:03pm

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, at Bluffton Hospital.

Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code "bluffchos" to schedule yoiur blood donation appointment. Walks ins are also accepted.

All blood donors will receive a free serving of Shirley's Popcorn.

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Regional news
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No girl varsity teams in 1950...but there was GAA

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2015 - 9:42pm

In the era before Title IX, when high school girls didn't compete in varsity sports, there existed the Girls' Athletic Association, known as GAA.

Here's the Bluffton High School GAA members from the 1949-1950 school year, 65 sports seasons ago.

Too bad, we'll never know how many trophies these young women athletes might have earned for BHS.

Names of the students are under the photo.

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Historical Bluffton
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15 minutes with Sophie Marcum...talking about college, movies, books and other important stuff

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2015 - 9:07pm

15 minutes with Sophie Marcum

Note: After being shelved far too long, the Icon brings back our "15 minute" interviews. This features a recent conversation with Sophie Marcum. We've invited Sophie to provide some additional interviews with some of her classmates. Watch for them.

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People
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Here's the final BHS honor roll of 2014-15

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2015 - 6:27pm

Here is Bluffton High School’s 4th quarter Honor Roll for 2014-2015 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Madison Bassett, Leah Conley, Christian Groman, Christopher Harnish, Sydney Hoff, Kayla Kindle, Kelli Leugers, Aimee Ritter.

10th Grade – all A:

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