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Lions hold pancake breakfast at middle school Feb. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:50pm

The Bluffton Lions Club is sponsoring a pancake/sausage breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Middle School cafeteria. 

"The Lions are encouraging all ages to attend. A donation for the meal will be received at the door. This will go toward projects provided by the Lions throughout the community. We also will offer a free breakfast to student athletes who will be accompanied by an adult," Barbara Plaugher of the Lions informed The Icon.

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Emma Woodruff Bluffton HS December student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:44pm

The student of the month at Bluffton High School for December is Emma Woodruff. She is a 4.00 junior at BHS.

Her parents are David and Margaret Woodruff of Bluffton.

Emma is a member of Student Senate, Math Club, Latin Club, Yearbook, Lima Area Youth Orchestra, Marching, Pep and Concert Bands, National Honor Society, is an S.O.S. Tutor for Bluffton Elementary Students, and is a member of Early Morning Seminary. She attends the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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George Lehman challenges wisdom of outsourcing of jobs

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:41pm

American companies are discovering benefits to bringing some jobs back to the United States, according to Dr. George Lehman, chair of Bluffton University’s business studies division.

Lehman discussed factors that contribute to the appeal of “insourcing” in a global economy Jan. 10 in his annual lecture as the Raid Endowed Chair in business. The title honors the late Howard Raid, a Bluffton business professor from 1947-79.

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Bluffton University
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Hesston faculty tell about unity in suffering in university forum

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:28pm

Anabaptist martyrs and Africans enslaved in early America may not have much in common, but there is at least one similarity, two Hesston College faculty members stressed Jan. 14 at Bluffton University.

In a forum titled “Common Threads,” Hesston historian John Sharp emphasized that the two groups had a “shared experience of suffering,” which was endured “at the hand of legitimate authorities.”

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Bluffton University
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Women's ball: Beavers 9 points short against Yellow Jackets

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:26pm

By Adriane Bruner, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/womensbasketball/2014/01-15-wb.htm

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Bluffton University
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Men's bball: Defiance win this battle with Beavers

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2014 - 7:25pm

By Adriane Bruner, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/mensbasketball/2014/01-15-mb.htm>

The Bluffton University offense never got untracked at rival Defiance on Wednesday, Jan. 15, as the Yellow Jackets stumped the Beavers by a 55-42 count in front of a packed Weaner Center. Bluffton fell to 6-8 on the season and 2-5 in the Heartland Conference, while DC improved to 10-4 and 5-2 in the HCAC.

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