Two dozen Chinese teenagers likely gained more from a two-week visit to Bluffton University than just increased knowledge of English, according to their language teachers.
The students, ages 14-16, were in Bluffton July 23-Aug. 6 as part of a Summer English Camp sponsored by Mennonite Partners in China. They were from the city of Nanchong, China, which has partnered with Bluffton for a series of educational and cultural exchanges.
Activities are picking up for Bluffton Middle School students this month. Here's some important back-to-school information from the school website pertaining to students in middle school students.
2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR REGISTRATION
MIddle School registration for students entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades will be Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Gardeners of Bluffton/Pandora Area invite Icon viewers to a free program titled Storing Your Harvest, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.
You've turned the soil, planted the seeds, tackled the weeds, and now you have a bumper crop of green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers and other vegetables.
The program will instruct participants how to store their harvest for winter usage. Topics to include: canning, root cellaring, freezing and drying.
The program is open to the public with no admission charge.
Robert and Treva Stratton of 999 E. Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 9, 2013.
Robert and the former Treva M. Althaus were married Aug. 9, 1953 at Ebenezer Mennonite Church by the Reverend Howard T. Landes.
They are the parents of three children, Brett (Diane) Stratton, Jay (Sherry) Stratton and Sue (Robert) Fett, all of Bluffton. They have nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A family dinner celebration is being planned at a later date.
