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Swish and boom: BHS Class of 2024 exits as alumni

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 7:09am

SLIDESHOW

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The May 25 Bluffton High School commencement was a mix of solemn ceremony, DJ drama and student high jinks. BHS graduation ceremonies begin with a slide and video show that includes moments from the past year, as well as current and baby photos of each graduate. Accompanied by a lively and loud soundtrack, you could still hear the excited chatter of family and friends. (View the ceremonies online HERE.)

The Class of 2024 processed into the Bluffton High School gym wearing deep red caps and gowns with broad white bands on the cuffs. The 79 graduates are listed below and are pictured in an attached group photo.

Valedictorian Leah Klinger provided a welcome and thank you from the class. She noted that the “bumpy” freshman year coincided with the start of the pandemic, giving her classmates a new perspective: “to be grateful for everything we have.” Klinger noted how far students had come, noting their early aspirations to be dancers, firefighters, and meteorologists for NASA.

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Et Cetera Inc celebrates anniversary with Bluffton Garden Tour

Posted by Paula Scott on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

The next big event in Et Cetera Inc.'s 50th anniversary celebration is a June 29-30 Garden Tour. The event will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are now available at Et Cetera Shop, Book ReViews, Ten Thousand Villages, and at each garden site.

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Weekend Doctor: June is Pride month

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

By Melinda Williams, M.Ed, LPCC, NCC
Clinical Counselor, Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

Welcome to June, the beginning of summertime and Pride month. Pride celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community and the folks within that community. LGBTQIA2S+ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or agender, and two-spirit; the plus allows space for a wide spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities. Pride celebrates the LGBTQIA2S+ community in a positive, affirming way, promoting dignity, equality and visibility. 

The roots of the gay rights movement started in the 1900s, but Pride, as a movement, was ignited by and is in memory of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The Stonewall Inn, a bar in the Greenwich area of New York City, was known to serve gay people, which at the time was illegal, drawing the police’s attention. In June 1969, the patrons, community and activists fought back.

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Whitney Hittle to provide musical entertainment at Senior Center meeting

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

On June 10, Whitney Hittle will be entertaining the Bluffton Senior Center members with her music at their dinner meeting at 6 p.m.

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Plant repotting session at the Senior Center

Posted by Staff on June 2, 2024 - 6:00am

On Wednesday, June 5, Carol Bergstedt will be at the Bluffton Senior Center offering one-on-one help with repotting and potting up houseplants. The Senior Center is located at 132 N Main St.

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Letter: Dubenion classmates and fans successfully pitch memorial drive

Posted by Staff on June 1, 2024 - 5:57am

From the committee to commemorate Elbert Dubenion.

An informal group of Bluffton University alumni is working on a project to recognize Elbert Dubenion, 1959 Bluffton College graduate, who played for nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills professional football team. He is the only Bluffton athlete to play professional football.

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