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Phil and Mindy Steiner working with Central American migrants

Note: Phil Steiner is the son of Dan and Barb Steiner of rural Bluffton. Phil andand his wife, Mindy, live in Tijuana, Mexico. They started an organization called Be2Live. It offers service trips to Mexico for U.S. high school students. More details on the program are at the bottom of this story.

Mindy shared the following story recently on her Facebook. It tells of one family’s attempting to gain entrance into the United States:

In a sea of 6,000 faces how would I find four? 

These faces have awakened me at night. 

The Bluffton University women's basketball team won a hard-fought battle against Earlham College on Wednesday, Dec. 5 by the score of 63 to 53. The win moved the Beavers to 2-5 on the year (1-1 HCAC). The Quakers fell to 1-4 and they also stand 1-1 in HCAC contests.

The first stanza was a back and forth battle as the Beavers and the Quakers exchanged baskets. Bluffton led 15-13 at the end of the opening period with nine of the Beavers' 15 points scored at the free throw line.

JV boys
Row 1 (left to right): Thad Mittendorf, Jonathan Schriner, Alec Deardorff, Adam Fredritz
Row 2 (left to right): Tyson Shutler, Eli Lemley, Nic Essinger, Nick Jebsen

Freshmen boys
Row 1 (left to right): Cole Koenig, Trey Boblitt, Bryan Zimmerman, Trenton Donley        
Row 2 (left to right): Coach Mason Roth, Ayden Cupples, Kyler Kinn, Nate Schaadt, Kenneth Lovett

That's "brittle," but not with peanuts. This special edition is black walnut brittle. It is available while supplies last at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., The price is $7 for one-half pound.

The center also has its traditional peanut brittle priced at $5 for one pound. The holiday candy is available while supplies last.

Girls' junior varsity
Row 1 (left to right): Riley Busch, Reagan Mittendorf, Laykin Garmatter, Haelyn Bischoff, Delaney Maple

Row 2 (left to right): Coach Mittendorf, Coach Gleason, Kylie Monday, Grace Myers, Kylie Stackhouse, Sophie Bricker, Coach Lee, and Coach Garmatter

8th grade girls'
Row 1
(left to right): Kendal Giesige, Aubrey Edwards, Samantha Scoles, Makayla Schweingruber, Riley Eachus, Jasi Crawfis

Two photographs taken by Jamie Nygaard of Bluffton will be part of an ArtSpace/Lima juried photography exhibit in January. One of the photos received second place in the miscellaneous category.

The photo titles are “Searching for Hamlet,” (second place award), and Beneath the Bridge.

An opening exhibit reception is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 4, at ArtSpace, 65 Town Square, Lima. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Feb. 9.

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