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Trailing 2 sets to 1 and down 24-22 in the 4th set

...the Beavers rallied for a 27-25 victory and then plaster Manchester 15-4 in the clincher
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 4:05pm

The Bluffton University volleyball team again pulled a rabbit out of its hat on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Trailing two sets to one and down 24-22 in the fourth set, the Beavers rallied for a 27-25 victory and then plastered Manchester 15-4 in the clincher. Bluffton used that momentum to sweep the visiting Spartans (25-20, 25-16 and 25-13) in the nightcap as the Beavers improved to 11-6 overall and 3-3 in the Heartland Conference.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton's winter charm

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 1:45pm

Imagines of Bluffton take many forms, depending upon the season. While temperatures hover below freezing, this view of the Buckeye, even with a cold wind at your back, has a charm that you want to remember all year long.

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A Bluffton promotion discussion

Friday morning chamber focus addresses how to promote the community
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 12:49pm

How would you promote Bluffton?

That question is the theme of the Friday morning Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. The meeting topic is “Promotion Potluck.”

The Zoom session will focus on promotion ideas, outside of the village and inside the village according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.

Members may join the meeting by 7:20 a.m. Persons may contact Scott for the Zoom link. Contact her at [email protected].

The discussion will include responses from recent chamber survey.

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Regional news
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Karen Kiene was a Bluffton HS graduate

Worked at Metakote, Lima, for 13 years
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 12:02pm

Karen Lee Kiene, 60, died Feb. 10, 2021, at her residence in Bluffton. Karen was born March 28, 1960 in Bluffton to the late Laverne and Sarah (Wenger) Moser. On Aug. 5, 2002, she married Gregory Kiene who preceded her in death on March 9, 2018.

Karen graduated from Bluffton High School. She had worked at Metakote in Lima for 13 years. She was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ - Bluffton. 

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Obituaries
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BCE hosts Zoom program on book self publishing

Fred Steiner will lead a discussion on "Making It A Book" on Feb. 25
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 10:57am

Bluffton author Fred Steiner will lead a discussion on “Making It a Book” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in an online program hosted by the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE).

Steiner will walk through the process of self publishing from manuscript to printed copies. After a 30-minute interview is recorded for YouTube, Steiner will take questions from online guests.

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Business
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Two Diller families

John and Elizabeth Zimmerly Diller • Peter and Barbara Suter Diller
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2021 - 6:23am

This is the 13th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

• Diller is an Americanized spelling of Thüler

Many Swiss pioneers came to America on the ship Boston in 1824. Including brothers John and Peter, and their widowed mother, Maria Zimmerly Thüler. Their father, Johannes, died in Florimont France on Aug. 7, 1813.

The three of them first settled in Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio.

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