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Sharing weeklong experience at Yale Center for British Art

Posted by Icon K on November 19, 2019 - 6:00am

Dr. Cynthia Bandish will present the Colloquium “Finding the Empire at Yale” at 4 p.m., Nov. 22 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall,

Bandish, professor of English, will share about her weeklong experience at the Yale Center for British Art where she participated in a seminar titled, “Art and Society in Britain, Hogarth to Turner (1730– 1851).” 

Bandish was among a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges to participate in the seminar, which was supported by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

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Bluffton University
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McDonald's girls' holiday basketball tourney this weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 8:32pm

The high school girls' basketball season starts this weekend at the McDonald's Holiday tournament at Bluffton High School. The schedule follows:

Friday
Allen East vs. Arlington, 6 p.m.
Bluffton vs. Cory-Rawson, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday
Consolation game, 6 p.m.
Title game, 7:45 p.m.

 

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Sports
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Holly Jolly sale underway at Riley Creek Pharmacy, Pandora

Customers may enter to win Manheim Steamroller tickets
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 4:40pm

Riley Creek Pharmacy, 112 E. Main St., Pandora, has a Holly Jolly Sale underway until Saturday, Nov. 23.

The sale includes: 
• Customers may enter to win Manheim Steamroller tickets (with purchase).
• Over the counter medications, BOGO 50% off
• Free Michigan made dip mix with $20 purchase, exclusion apply
• 25% off gifts and season decor
•• Door buster item – BOGO free, crossroads jar candles, limit 2 per customer, 9 a.m. to noon
•• Door buster item – 50% off travel tumblers, limit 2 per customer, 9 a.m. to noon

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Business
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Matt Daws, Jonathan Schriner second team all-state

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 3:54pm

By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The state runner-up Bluffton boys soccer team placed two players on the 2019 Division III All-Ohio team in voting recently conducted by the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.

Bluffton senior defender Matt Daws and junior midfielder Jonathan Schriner were each named second team all-state. Both Pirates were also voted first team All-Northwest district.

The Pirates finished 18-3-2 and advanced to the state finals, where they lost to Columbus Wellington 4-0.

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Sports
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Krehbiel Bridge 1943

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 2:07pm

This photo borders on the romanticized, but it shows a forerunner of Adams Bridge, originally called Krehbiel Bridge. The photo is from the the 1943 Bluffton College Ista.

Look closely in the middle of the far left and you can seek part of the word "KREHBIEL"" in wooden letters.

When Adams Bridge replaced Krehbiel Bridge, the bridge was rebuilt and relocated slightly to line up with the entrance to Ropp Hall.

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Historical Bluffton
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Hey, Bluffton's on the map!

The 2019 Ohio Holiday Lights Trail map
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 1:57pm

The Ohio’s Holiday Lights Trail features 30 beautiful places to view decorations in the state and it includes Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights.

Here's how it describes the Blufton exhibit:

A folk art display started in the 1930s, a beautifully decorated vintage business district, and a residential decorating contest make the village a charming destination.

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Regional news
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