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Top scholarships awarded at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2013 - 7:00pm

Two incoming students at Bluffton University have been awarded the university’s full-tuition Presidential Scholarship, valued at more than $105,000 for four years, while two others have received a Dean’s Scholarship, worth more than $80,000 over the same period.

Daniel Piero of Medina, Ohio, and Aaron Johnson of Goshen, Ind., are the Presidential Scholarship recipients.

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Bluffton University
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Four important Bluffton College women in the 1940s

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2013 - 3:45pm

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Here's a photo showing four important women who had significant connections to Bluffton College, as you will soon learn. Leland Gerber took this photo.

We rely on Alice Ruth Ramseyer's [her husband, Bob, is the son of Ferne Ramseyer in the photo] identifiction of the women. Here's her explanation with The Icon's [comments inside brackets]:

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Historical Bluffton
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Bryan Burkholder graduates from Ohio Northern University

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2013 - 9:31pm

Bryan L. Burkholder, son of Dwaine and Cheryl Burkholder, 407 Ethan Circle, Bluffton, recently graduated from the College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University.  He received the Bachelor of Science in computer engineering.

On campus, Burkholder was active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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People
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And we thought "edible books" were only for book worms

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2013 - 9:28pm

Here's an interesting note from the Bluffton Public Library website:

Bluffton Public Library and Bluffton University Musselman Library are partnering to promote reading and creativity by hosting an Edible Books Contest on July 25.  Finale activites will also include demos for adults and kids activities.  Community Markets is our main event sponsor.

Check out www.pinterest.com/bpl45817 for ideas and inspiration.  Edible entries may be as simple or as elaborate as one wishes. 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Hilty Home plans chicken dinner fundraiser

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2013 - 9:26pm

Hilty Home is having a Father's Day chicken dinner fundraising event on Sunday, June 16, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Ted's Market. 

Tickets are $7.50 ea.  Tickets are available at Hilty Home, Ted's Market and Riley Creek Pharmacy.

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Events
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Bluffton garden tour offered for retirees

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 5, 2013 - 9:21pm

Registration remains open for a tour of six area gardens sponsored by Bluffton University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement.

Leaving from the Sommer Center parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, the tour will begin in Bluffton and include stops in Pandora and Fort Jennings, where a short, guided tour of the Fort Jennings Memorial Museum will also be offered. Cost is $35, including lunch; payment is due at the time of registration.

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Events
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