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

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.
 

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

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

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.

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."

She is accepting new patients

Northwest Ohio OB/GYN announces Emily Kurland has joined its staff, according to Dr. Desrene Brown. She is accepting new patients.

Kurland is a certified as a women’s health care nurse practitioner. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she was a registered nurse as a labor and delivery nurse. She also has experience in high-risk antepartum unit, postpartum unit and newborn nursery.

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