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Provided by the Cory-Rawson Local Schools

In partnership with The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, Cory-Rawson Local Schools is excited to announce the school’s Green & Gold Foundation Fund has reached its grant funding milestone. The fund will begin granting to school staff, coaches and administrators beginning in January 2026 to support enrichment opportunities for students across grade levels and programs. The fund will announce a capital campaign in the near future.

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Ten Thousand Villages welcomes Haitian artist Jean François Frisnel as the February 2025 Artist of the Month. His paintings will be on display in the Ten Thousand Villages store during the month of February. The public is invited to come to a reception to meet the artist at 2 pm, Saturday, February 22.

In 1979 Frisnel was born in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He now resides in Lima, Ohio. He says this of his art career:

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Lifelong Bluffton resident, Edward James Reichenbach, a man whose passionate love for his family was exceeded only by his love of Jesus, passed away in his sleep on February 7, 2025 at the age of 88. 

Edward was born August 16, 1936 in Bluffton to Ralph and Evelyn Reichenbach. As a family, we like to say that not too long after his birth, Ed held his first job. No one out-worked Edward Reichenbach. From lawn mowing at age 10, caring for horses, sweeping floors downtown, painting and later driving a school bus, milk delivery and coaching football, to name just a few of his jobs, he paid his way through Bluffton College where he became the first in his family to graduate (with a degree in Education). He worked and studied while all the time playing on the football team as well. Ed taught middle school in Lima before accepting the challenge to be the first State Farm insurance agent in Bluffton. A testimony to Ed's work ethic is that State Farm has the "President's Club," an annual award given to the top 50 Agents in the entire United States. Edward qualified for President's Club in the tiny community of Bluffton, outperforming agents in cities such as New York and Chicago. 

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The Bluffton High School Academic Team won the 2025 Ada Invitational Quiz Bowl competition on February 3.  Undefeated going into the final round against an undefeated Liberty-Benton, the teams were tied at the end of the regular lightning round questions.  During sudden death overtime, Bluffton came out as the victor.  

Varsity team members pictured here are:  Claire Phillips, Daphne Johnston, Asa Clingerman, Levi Fenzl, Zoe Shank, Roselove Jebsen, Maizie Digby, and Coach Brigette Hoff.  

Competing schools were Ada, Cory-Rawson, Elida, Hardin Northern, Kenton, Liberty-Benton, Ridgemont, Riverdale, and USV.  

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From Cory-Rawson Local Schools

Join Cory-Rawson Superintendent Jay Clark as we take advantage of our 1/4 mile loop of ground-floor school hallways for winter walks. Bring along ideas or questions.

The B1 door (connector between HS and Elementary School) will be open 5:30-6:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays throughout February for walkers: 

February 12, 19, and 26.

If school activities are canceled due to weather, we will not walk that day.  Direct questions to the district office, 419-963-3415, option 3.

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Bluffton University has named Ryan Turner as its next head golf coach. 

Turner brings more than 16 years of experience in the golf industry, coaching and teaching students from diverse backgrounds. Turner brings extensive knowledge of NCAA rules, regulations and recruiting strategies.

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