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We wondered if autumn colors would ever arrive. And, suddenly, here they are. This autumn view shows Snyder Circle looking toward College Hall on the Bluffton University campus.

Nick White, assistant professor of English at The Ohio State University, will present a reading of “Sweet and Low” during Bluffton University’s annual English Festival Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall. 

The Forum is part of Bluffton’s 35th annual English Festival where high school students are invited to spend the day at Bluffton to interact with speakers and Bluffton English faculty. 

Laura Voth: “We are mission driven to deliver the best person-centered care”

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, has named Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, to its 2018-19 “Best Nursing Homes” list. 

This year, 2,975 nursing homes earned the designation by being rated High Performing in either Short-Stay Rehabilitation or Overall ratings and at least Average in the other.

The U.S. News & World Report website reports that on any given morning this year, roughly 1.4 million individuals, including 1 in 10 individuals age 85 and above, will wake up in a U.S. nursing home. 

And, here's the list with some of the basket photos

This year's Bluffton Public Library holiday gift silent auction offers patrons 65 different chances to bid. The auction is open now through 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26. Here's the 65 auction item sponsors, just to give you an idea of what these baskets might hold.

Check the bottom of this story for additional auction photos.

Bluffton High School, first grading period

Here is Bluffton High School’s first quarter honor roll for the 2018-2019 school year:

9th Grade – all A:
Haelyn Bischoff, Nicole Boyle, Sophia Bricker, Riley Busch, Maeve Donaldson, Roric Dunifon, Elizabeth Frazier, Jordyn Garmatter, Lauren Gray, Caden Habegger, Trent Howard, Ellana Krupp, Kenneth Lovett, Ian Martz, Reagan Mittendorf, Ellie Nickel, Eli Okuley, Nathan Schaadt, Skyler Scoles, Luke Shadle, Lauren Swartzlander, Cara Young

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