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Nearly 3 inches of rain in first week of April

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2014 - 8:26am

April showers bring May flowers. If the first week of April is any indication of the rest of the month, it will be a wet month. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, 2.68 inches of rain fell in the Icon viewer area during April 1-7.

For a complete daily weather summary, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Five new band pieces composed by Terry

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2014 - 8:21am

Dr. Peter Terry, an associate professor of information technology and music at Bluffton University, addresses an April 3 gathering in Bluffton’s Musselman Library to celebrate the publication of five new band pieces he has composed. The pieces—“Grove of Titans,” “Windborn,” “Unleashed,” “Winter’s Knight” and “The Emissary”—will be available on the website of publisher Carl Fischer Music in May.

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Mary Badertscher was a retired teacher

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2014 - 8:17am

Mary Badertscher, 66, died on April 3, 2014. Mary (Bartholomew) was born in Vicksburg, Michigan, the middle of five siblings, includnig Russell, Jerry, Becky and Jim.

After college she moved to Metamora, Mich., where she worked as a home economics teacher and met Dean, her husband of 42 years. After retirement, the Badertschers moved to Bluffton, Ohio.

She is survived by her husband, her son Pete and his wife Sara, and her two grandchildren, Xandra and Roswen. Mary was a retired school teacher, having taught kindergarten and home economics as well as GRADS.

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Former university president shares practices for spiritual well-being

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2014 - 8:11am

Dr. Lee Snyder, president emeritus of Bluffton University, returned to campus April 5 to share her strategy for maintaining wholeness in an age of high stress and low downtime.

Her lecture concluded the annual women’s conference hosted by the Bluffton University Women’s Council. This year’s theme was “Women Enriching Women: Celebrating the Seasons of Life.”

For Snyder, Bluffton’s president from 1996-2006, living a fulfilling life—particularly as a Christian—requires that individuals set aside time to cultivate virtues such as mindfulness and spiritual well-being.

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Stare down

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 8, 2014 - 9:31pm

Bluffton High School softball pitcher Abby Bryer, a junior, stares down a Delphos Jefferson batter in Tuesday's NWC softball match at Bluffton. The Lady Pirates won the game.

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Miss America university Civic Engagement Day keynote speaker April 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 8, 2014 - 9:04pm

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will be the keynote speaker for Bluffton University’s annual Civic Engagement Day, on Wednesday, April 9.

Her address, “#CirclesOfUnity: The Celebration of Diversity Through Cultural Competency,” is free and open to the public beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Sommer Center on campus.

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