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Here's the birth report from Bluffton Hospital from Jan. 20 to March 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 20, 2014 - 4:14pm

The following births were reported by Bluffton Hospital since Jan. 20. To view photos click here.

January

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The eye has it

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2014 - 10:04pm

Amber Edson, Cory-Rawson eighth grader, is the artist of this realistic eye. Icon viewers can see the eye in the Bluffton Public Library during student art month. Several art works by Bluffton and Cory-Rawson students are on display.

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"Extra! Extra" BHS spring musical tickets now on sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2014 - 9:45pm

"Extra! Extra" is the title of the spring's Bluffton High School music. Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. in the middle school cafetorium stage

The book, music and lyrics are by Steve Cooper.

Here's a description of the plot:

"Extra! Extra!" Sing all about it in this witty fast-paced musical revue that examines every human foible, failure, fact and fiction that’s fit to print.

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University students spend spring break in Illinois tornado cleanup

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2014 - 9:23pm

While some college students migrated to Florida beaches for spring break, a group of Bluffton University students braved zero-degree temperatures in Illinois to serve others.

Members of Shining Through, Bluffton’s music ministry team, spent a day sorting through snow-covered debris from a home destroyed by a November 2013 tornado in Washington, Ill.

Ashley Litwiller, a Bluffton junior and student coordinator of Shining Through, is an Illinois native who knew of the devastation the tornado had caused. “I knew that there was still some work to be done,” she said.

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BHS students' chance to donate blood on Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 18, 2014 - 10:39pm

Bluffton’s next American Red Cross blood drive is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20, in the new gym at Bluffton High. All donors receive a t-shirt.

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Richard Ramseyer honored by Lions as its citizen of the year

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 18, 2014 - 9:54pm

A Bluffton resident who “has worked tirelessly and mostly behind the scenes to make Bluffton a better place to live,” is the 2013 Bluffton Lions Club citizen of the year.

Richard Ramseyer, long-time community promoter, received the honor by the club this week. He will be recognized at a dinner on April 15 at First Mennonite Church.

Ramseyer’s involvement in Bluffton touches countless aspect of the community. The Illinois native came to Bluffton when he attended and graduated from Bluffton College in the mid-1950s.

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