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Bluffton eighth grader performs National Anthem at Division I state basketball finals

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 25, 2016 - 10:36am

Bluffton middle school student, Courtney McLaughlin, apparently lacks stage fright.
 
She sang The National Anthem surrounded by over 14,000 persons prior to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I boys’ state final basketball contest in Columbus on March 19.
 
The performance was at the Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University.
 
This wasn’t her first state tourney appearance. She also sang during the Division II semifinals last year. It doesn’t end there.
 

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Easter egg hunt Saturday at Hilty Home, Pandora

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2016 - 3:41pm

Hilty Home, Pandora, will be host an Easter Egg Hunt on its front lawn on Saturday, March 26, at 10 a.m. There is no rain date.

The event is sponsored by Hilty Home and Hilty Preschool & Child Care. Age groups for the hunt include: ages 3 and under, ages 4-6 and ages 7-10. There will be prizes for each of the 3 age groups. Prize tickets will be hidden in 3 eggs of each age group.

The Easter Bunny will also be present and parents are welcome to take their child's picture with him.

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Isaac Andreas has 2 pieces in Governor's youth art exhibit

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2016 - 3:08pm

Bluffton High School artist, Isaac Andreas, is recognized this spring for his artistic abilities, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.

Andreas, a junior, has two art pieces accepted for inclusion among 300 selected works in this year’s Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. This year 11,500 pieces were entered in the competition.

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15 works from elementary artists on display at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2016 - 5:47pm

March is Student Art Month at the Bluffton Public Library. 

Fifteen works of art from the elementary were recently chosen to be displayed. Self-portraits, landscapes, paper-weaving and optical illusions are among the work being displayed this month. 

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Easter Bunny comes to MMH on Saturday morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2016 - 12:34pm

The Easter Bunny visits Bluffton at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19.
 
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s host their annual Easter egg hunt at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton. 
 
The egg hunt will take place rain or shine. There is no rain date.  Children ages 8 and under are invited to hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents take their pictures with the Easter Bunny. 
 

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BHS concert band receives "Superior" at contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2016 - 10:55am

The Bluffton High School concert band competing on March 11 in  Large Group Adjudicated Events, held at Shawnee High School, and received a Superior Rating.

According to David Sycks, band director, the band played the National Emblem March (Bagley/Schissel), Saturn: the Ringed Planet (Rob Romeyn), and Encanto (Robert W. Smith). There was a sight-reading portion of the competition as well. 
 

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