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Maple Crest Feb. 27 book discussion "Strength in What Remains"

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 13, 2012 - 10:59am

A discussion of Tracy Kidder's book "Strength in What Remains" will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Monday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton.

Copies of the book may be requested at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.

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Jenna Buroker, Lindsey Sneary, Mary Woodruff, Abbey Rieman named students of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2012 - 5:38pm

Four senior girls have been recognized by Bluffton High School as students of the month for October, November, December and January.

October
Jenna Buroker is October's student of the month. She is a member of Art Club, Show Choir, National Honor Society, Northwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee and Bible study. She has participated in volleyball at BHS. She maintains a 3.935 grade point average.

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Jeff Stratton joins First National Bank as commercial lender

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2012 - 3:16pm
Jeff Stratton

Jeff Stratton recently joined the staff of First National Bank as a commercial lender in the Findlay market.

Stratton joins First National with over five years of banking experience in Findlay and Columbus. He also worked as wholesale and fundraising manager as well as financial officer with his family business, Stratton Greenhouses, for four years.

He is a graduate of Bluffton High School and Miami University in Oxford, is active in many civic and community activities and is a member of English Lutheran Church in Bluffton where he and his wife, Leisa, reside.

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Tabitha Geiger, Kaden Reneker, Jadyn Barhorst, Noah Woodruff, Kayla Brooks, Josh Cozadd MS students of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2012 - 4:57pm

January students of the month were recently announced at the Bluffton Middle School. Their information follows:

6th Graders
Tabitha Geiger is the daughter of Bryan and Jodi Klaus of Bluffton and Troy and Janice Geiger of Houston, Texas. She is a member of the BMS choir and was a Bucs cheerleader.

Kaden Reneker, son of Eric and Angela Reneker of Bluffton, is a member of the BMS choir and Student Senate. He plays basketball, baseball and football. Kaden attends St. Mary's Catholic Church and is a Boy Scout.

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Elizabeth Nisly: Bluffton student top Allen County speller again

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2012 - 4:19pm
Elizabeth Nisly smiles behind her spelling bee trophy

Bluffton eighth grader Elizabeth Nisly for the second year in a row has won the Allen County Spelling Bee.

To advance to the county bee Nisly won the Bluffton Middle School spelling bee as a seventh grader and as an eighth grader.

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Bluffton Boy Scouts find the cold to their liking at Klondike Derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 6, 2012 - 5:05pm
Troop 256 Pit Viper Patrol at the start of the 2012 Klondike derby

The Fire Extinguisher Patrol and the Pit Viper Patrol - not your ordinary Bluffton names - scored exceptionally well in the late January Klondike Derby.

Eleveb scouts from Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 and one scout from Pandora Troop 266 competed in the 52nd annual Klondike Derby at Camp Lakota in Defiance.

The Fire Extinguisher Patrol led by Misha Groman and joined by Carrick Lancaster, Jared Metzger, Nate Staley, Kaden Reneker and Jason Althaus finished in 9th place.

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