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Bluffton's Jerrod Amstutz is student coordinator of ONU's "Ada Friends" mentoring program

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 9, 2013 - 5:20pm

Jerrod Amstutz, Ohio Northern University student, mixes his university major and minor in a creative way.

As a religion major and theatre minor, the 2009 Bluffton High School grad this year is student coordinator of  “Ada Friends.” The program matches Ada kindergarteners through eighth graders with a college student mentor.

The mix for Amstutz includes working with the Ada Friends program through the ONU Religious Life staff and adding a little theatrics, just to make the job interesting.

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Births: Eleanora Ann Parthemore

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2013 - 9:53pm

Birth: Nov. 26, 2013, Eleanora Ann Parthemore, Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, Ohio. 7 lb. 11.8 oz. - 19 1/2 inches. 

Parents: Luke and Karen (nee Starr) Parthemore - Wooster. Grandparents: Dave and Ilene Starr - Wooster; Kevin and Amy Parthemore, Beaverdam. 

Great-grandparents: Robert Zimmerman, Sr. - Bluffton; Dolly Mann, Moreland, Ohio; George and Sandy Parthemore - North Olmstead, Ohio.

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Judy Clemens, Pandora author, releases "Leave Tomorrow Behind"

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2013 - 5:57pm

Stella Crown, the creation of Pandora writer Judy Clemens, is at it again. 

And if you don't know Stella, The Boston Globe calls her "A quirky, tough female protagonist with a soft center."

Clemens, author of the Stella Crown and Grim Reaper Mystery Series, has just released “Leave Tomorrow Behind,” the latest in her Stella Crown mystery series. The book is published by Poisoned Pen Press.

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BHS artist at home with anime-style cartoons

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2013 - 5:32pm

Bluffton has its own cartoonist. Though not nationally syndicated, Maia Woods-Yee, Bluffton High School senior, creates lots of cartoons using the anime style, popular in a series that tells a story.

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Woods-Yee is enrolled in a Design II art class where she works on some of her cartoons. And, she works on these computer-generated pieces outside of school hours, too.

She first creates an outline of the single-frame cartoon and then works to fill it in. Some of her cartoons are in color; others are black and white.

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Correctly spell "abˈstro͞os" and maybe you'll win a spelling bee

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 21, 2013 - 4:52pm

Laura Strahan correctly spelled “abstruse,” an adjective meaning difficult to understand. And in spelling correctly this obscure – by definition – word, she won the 2013-14 Bluffton Middle School spelling bee.

WATCH FOR A VIDEO OF THE PRACTICE ROUND - PHOTO OF ALL CONTESTANT AT BOTTOM OF STORY

The eighth grader now represents the school in the Allen County spelling bee held in January.

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Senior Center holds memorial service for deceased members

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2013 - 1:10pm

The Bluffton Senior Citizens Association held its annual memorial service for members who died from November 2013 through October 2013. The service was part of the Nov. 11 monthly potluck. The following persons were remembered:

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And, here's the elementary honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2013 - 5:24pm

The Bluffton Elementary honor roll for the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year is now on the Icon.

It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

To view the middle school honor roll click here.

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Look everyone! I made the middle school honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2013 - 5:21pm

Here's the Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for the first quarter of 2013-14. To view the elementary honor roll, click here.

All A Honor Roll:
6th Grade:  Olivia Burner, Gabriel Colley, Luke Denecker, Zavier Dunifon, Madison Fleece, Baylor Garmatter, Brinkley Garmatter, Neil Metzger, Ana Neufeld Weaver, Danielle Novak, Grace Paquin, Kaitlynn Rieman, Raina Runk, Libby Schaadt, Maria Spallinger, Harrison Stechschulte, Zachary Taylor

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Josh Garmatter is October BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2013 - 8:41am

The Bluffton High School student of the month for October l is Joshua Garmatter, son of Scott and Kim Garmatter of Bluffton.

Josh carris a 4.0 grade point average. He is a member of Latin Club, Math Club, SADD Club, Peer Facilitation, Student Senate and is Junior class president.

He also teaches Religious Education for firstgraders at St. Mary's Catholic Church and volunteers for church activities. He is a member of the Bluffton summer swim team. He is in the National Honor Society and has received a Latin II award.  

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Ribbon Festival means lots of young musicians are memorizing music

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2013 - 5:57pm

In all, 299 student musicians, representing 33 area teachers, will be performing in Ribbon Festival, held Saturday, Nov. 23, at Bluffton University’s Mosiman and Yoder recital halls.

"Ribbon Festival is made possible by the Middle West Ohio Music Teachers Association. Ribbon Festival provides the opportunity for a positive performance experience for students of any age or skill leve," said Krysti Schey, of Krysti's Music Studio, Bluffton.  

"Each registered student performs one piece (preferably memorized) in a one-hour time block recital setting," she said.  

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