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Letter to the Editor: Thank you Bluffton and Ada sponsors

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 9:41pm

The Ohio Xtreme 12U Fastpitch Softball Team would like to thank the following businesses/individuals for their donation which helped the team with expenses to play in the USSSA World Series in Orlando FL in July:

Bluffton:

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Letters
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Mid-summer bloom

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 6:38pm

A Bluffton school student bikes past the St. John’s United Church of Christ after checking out the class lists posted at the Bluffton elementary. St. John’s front lawn offers several flower views to passer-by.

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Phyllis Suter was retired from teaching at Pandora-Gilboa

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 12:03pm

Phyllis M. Suter, 88, died Aug. 22, 2013 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  She was born Nov. 1, 1924 in Berne, Ind.. to the late Albert and Elma (Welty) Sprunger.  On June 18, 1950, she married Dwight Suter and he died March 7, 1997.

Mrs. Suter was an English and special education teacher for Pandora-Gilboa Schools. She was a member of Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was a graduate of Berne High School and Goshen College.

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Obituaries
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Pew: Internet now leading news source for Americans under 50

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 11:50am

It's not exactly a surprise, but now we have data. According to the Pew Research Center's biennial media attitudes survey, the internet is now the leading source of national and international news for Americans under age 50.

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Iconoclast View
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Ohio Department of Education changing school report cards

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 11:41am

Ohio is changing how it evaluates and communicates the academic performance of its schools and districts.

Schools and districts will no longer receive labels like “Excellent” or “Continuous Improvement.” In its place, they will receive letter grades on several measures in the same way a student receives grades for his or her classes.

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Regional news
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Free Introduction to Entrepreneurship seminar in September

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 22, 2013 - 10:39am

Start your business right.

Rhodes State College, Lima, will offer a free introductory seminar titled Introduction to Entrepreneurship from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19.

Kathy Keller, director of Small Business Development Center, will lead the seminar. She instructed Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition workshops, held earlier this year.

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Business
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