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New Beaverdam town hall open house, dedication on Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 5:02pm

The Village of Beaverdam will dedicate its new town hall at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, according to Roberta Beemer, Beaverdam mayor.

The new town hall is located at 101 W. Main St., Beaverdam and will be open to the public in an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Construction of the new town hall was begun in 2013 and was completed earlier this year.

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Bluffton College Madrigal Singers from 36 seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 4:52pm

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Remember Bluffton College's Madrigal Singers? Here they are from the 1977-78 school year.  There are several Bluffton-Pandora residents in this group:

Right to left: Vickie Altstaetter, Jenny Lugibihl, Lawrence Matthews, Sandy Stemen, Jeff Boehr, Dave Follett, Roger Gill, Curt Roeschley, Jon Krehbiel, Paula Smith, Diane Brickman, Jodi Lugibihl and Cindy Ramseyer.

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Historical Bluffton
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Follow NWC track meet results on the Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 2:14pm

The Northwest Conference track meet takes place Thursday and Saturday, May 15 and 17 at Spencerville High School. 

On Thursday, the field events will begin at 4:45 p.m. with running events start at 5 p.m.  Saturday field events start at 10:30 a.m. and running finals at 12:30 p.m.

Results will be posted on Baum's page as soon as possible following the meet events on Thursday and Saturday. 

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Baseball: Bluffton beats Allen East in tourney opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 1:51pm

Bluffton High School's baseball team defeated Allen East 3-0 in the opening sectional tournament game on May 10. The Pirates face Ottawa-Glandorf on the road on Thursday, May 15.

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Julian Harnish performs piano recital at Maple Crest

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 1:46pm

Julian Harnish, a senior at Bluffton High School, shared his gift of music with Maple Crest elders in an outstanding piano recital on May 11.

The classic composers were covered with the performance. Julian began piano lessons at age 5 and has been playing ever since. His current teacher is Lucia Unrau of Bluffton University, and his next recital will be at Bluffton University on May 18. 

Among those attending his Maple Crest performance was his former piano teacher, Wanda Pannabecker, a Maple Crest resident.

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Langhals recipient of MHCO's Barbara Fleming Memorial Scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2014 - 11:03am

Nicole Langhals is the 2014 winner of the Barbara Fleming Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Bluffton and Pandora (MHCO). 

Nicole is a 2012 graduate of Columbus Grove High School and is currently enrolled at the University of Akron in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. She is the daughter of Doug and Mary Langhals of rural Columbus Grove.

This annual award of $500 provides scholarship support to an individual pursuing a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Registered Nurse or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. 

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