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Linking the stage and social commitment Feb. 24 forum topic

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on February 16, 2015 - 1:01pm

Dr. Jo Beth Gonzalez, a drama teacher at Bowling Green High School and president of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, will address “Inspiring Commitment to Social Issues through Theatre Education” on Feb. 24 at Bluffton University.

Free and open to the public, her Bluffton forum presentation will begin at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall.

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Bluffton University
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Feb. 22 Masterworks concert also includes competition

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on February 16, 2015 - 1:00pm

Music by Haydn and Handel, along with high school seniors vying for music scholarships, will be featured at Bluffton University’s Masterworks Concert on Sunday, Feb. 22, in Yoder Recital Hall. Admission to the 2:30 p.m. concert is free; a free-will offering will be taken to help defray concert expenses.

Dr. Mark J. Suderman, a professor of music, will conduct the University Chorale, the Bluffton Choral Society and an orchestra of professional musicians, faculty and students in their performance of Haydn’s “Missa Brevis in B flat” and Handel’s “Zadok the Priest.”

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Bluffton University
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Playgroup open to children and caregivers

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on February 16, 2015 - 12:05pm

The community is invited to join a playgroup at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St. Bluffton. The playgroup is for children ages 1-4 accompanied by a parent, grandparent or babysitter.  The group will meet in the nursery at Bluffton Presbyterian Church every Monday from 10:30-11:30 a.m.  February 23-May 25. Please enter through the side door.  No registration is necessary--just come!  If you have questions, you may call Jayne McGarrity (419-369-4216) or the church (419-358-5806).

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Regional news
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Here are Jeanne's Kitchen specials for the week of Feb. 16-20

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on February 16, 2015 - 12:01pm

BREAKFAST STARTS AT 8 a.m.
We are open for breakfast Tuesday-Friday and serve breakfast until 2 p.m.

JEANNE'S FREEZER MEALS
We have fresh homemade meals that we freeze for you to take home and enjoy. We have baked steak, ham loaf, and beef stew to name a few. Freezer meals come with fresh bread or rolls and a homemade dessert. Call Karen at 419-296-4384 for more details.

LUNCH SPECIALS for Feb. 17-20

TUESDAY
Broccoli cheddar soup
Chicken and dumplings
Roast beef BLT
Turkey apple salad

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Columnists
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Sign-up starts this week for Bluffton Diamond Sports baseball and softball

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2015 - 9:01pm

Get ready to play ball.

Bluffton Diamond Sports spring and summer baseball and softball sign-ups begin this week, according to Shawn Rayle and Erinn Prater. The sign-ups are for boys' ages 7-8, 9-10,11-12 and junior high. Girls’ age groups are 8-10, 11-13 and junior high.

Most of these games start near the end of April and continue through mid-June.
A REGISTRATION FORM IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

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Preschool learning experience

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2015 - 8:37pm

Kendra Rode, toddler teacher's aide at Hilty Preschool and Child Care, Pandora, interacts with students Thomas Goedde, Kalie Wainscott. The preschool recently received a Midwest Electric Community Connections Fund grant. The story is below.

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