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Historic Ada railroad caboose renovated - ceremony Sept. 17 planned

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 4:06pm

The Pride of Ada - the Pennsylvania Railroad caboose in the Ada depot park was renovated this summer. At 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, during Ada's Harvest and Herb Festival, the caboose will be re-christened. Here's the story of the caboose.

Its given name sounds like a phone number: Pennsylvania 477779.

It’s 75 years old and after a half-century of hard - all out-of-doors - work, it found Ada – or, Ada found it.

CHECK OUT PHOTOS OF THE CABOOSE IN THE ATTACHMENT BELOW -

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Volleyball: Baker has 12 digs in loss to Shawnee

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 4:03pm

In this week's action, Shawnee defeated Bluffton in volleyball 3-0.

Scores were as follows: 9-25; 18-25; 16-25.

Lead hitter was Haley Baker with 8 kills and 26 attempts.
Lead blocker was Katie Prater with 6 blocks, Andi Schmutz with 5, and Jazmynn Wilson with 5.
Haley Baker also had 12 digs in the game.

 

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Girls' tennnis: Wapak over BHS 4-1

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 4:01pm

Wapakoneta girls stopped Bluffton 4-1 in a tennis meet on Aug. 31.

Bluffton's win was in third singles as Lucie Fett defeated her opponent 6-1.

Individual results in the attachment below

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Maple Crest residents get bike path update

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 3:59pm

Dick Ramseyers leads a discussion with Maple Crest residents on the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Path progress. In October a walking and bike path will be constructed from the corner of Bentley Road-Augsburger Road to Riverbend and Maple Crest.

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Fuller Seminary professor weekend speaker at Ebenezer Oct. 8-9

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 3:56pm

Ebenezer Mennonite Church hosts a weekend featuring Chapman "Chap" R. Clark, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9.

He is Associate Provost for Strategic Projects, Professor and Chair of Youth, Family, and Culture Department in the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, Calif.

In a Saturday evening program, from 7 to 9 p.m., he will talk on Sticky Faith and Hurt 2.0: Nurturing the Long-Term Faith of Adolescents.

During the 9 a.m. Sunday school hour his theme is Adoptive Church: The Essence of Biblical Community.

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Members of the Bluffton University class of 2020 told to explore their creativity

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2016 - 3:47pm

Members of Bluffton’s class of 2020 were officially welcomed to the campus community during Opening Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

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