December 2016

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Bluffton Baptist Church, 345 County Line Road, will hold its Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 24, according to John McMinn. There will be no service on Sunday, Dec. 25.

Evening classes at OSU-Lima

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Are you a small farm landowner wondering what to do with your acreage?  

Are you interested in exploring options for land uses but not sure where to turn or how to begin?  

Have you considered adding an agricultural or horticultural enterprise but you just aren’t sure of what is required from an equipment, labor, and/or management perspective?  

Are you looking for someplace to get some basic farm information?  

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December 16, 2016

Franklin women Live Stats  I  Franklin men Live Stats

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Chris Wagler, a senior from Pandora, is Bluffton University’s fifth recipient of the Beaver/Falcon MAcc Scholarship, a scholarship to Bowling Green State University’s master of accountancy program.

It's an older BHS choir tradition than you might imagine

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Bluffton High School choir's performance of "Twas the Night Before Christmas," is an annual affair going all the way back to when Earl Lehman directed the choir in the 1950s.

Here's some photos of this year's performance from Dec. 12. Kara Zink is the director. Photos are by Jamie Nygaard.

The middle school and high school instrumental concerts are Monday, Dec. 19, starting with the middle school at 6 p.m. and high school at 7 p.m. Concerts are in the middle school.

Jin Tao: "Bluffton ... provides me many chances to encounter American culture.”

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Thousands of miles separate Bluffton University and Jiangsu, China, a province located on the east coast of China. However, two Chinese scholars are living and learning at Bluffton University for the year to build bridges and to establish durable partnerships between Bluffton and its Chinese counterparts.
 

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Bluffton University mascots J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Beaver star in a holiday video produced this month on campus.

It's titled "The Night Before Finals." We recommend you sit back check the link below and be ready for some entertainment.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Matt Gillett, personal training, now accepting students

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This winter, Bluffton Family Recreation offers performance training for athletes ages 12 to 18.

Programs of four sessions each are available lead by Matt Gillett.

A Developmental Program, for youth ages 12 to 14, offers an introduction to performance training and adds a sport-specific component.

A Prep Program, for youth ages 15 to 18, offers a high-performance training program covering all aspects of athletic performance.

For youth ages 5 to 14 at BFR

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Columbus Crew Soccer Club will hold one of its winter camps at Bluffton Family Recreation in January.

The one-day camp is Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. to noon. It is open to youth ages 5 to 14. Registration is $75 per youth.

Camps will focus on player development through a core foundation of soccer skills and a challenging learning environment.  A wide range of technical training will be included such as dribbling, passing, controlling and finishing.

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Pirate and Beaver winter sports fans can now check schedules on the Icon for their favorite team.

The Icon's sports calendar lists games by the month. To view December's schedules CLICK HERE or place your curser over the "Calendar" listing on the black scroll bar at the top of the home page.

The "Sports" calendar opens when the curser is on "Calendar."

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