Bluffton junior high musicians perform well at contest
Bluffton students performed well at the April 2 junior high solo and ensemble ajudicated event held at Liberty Benton.
Ensemble results follow:
Superior Ratings (I)
Maddie Domer, voice
Anna Sneary, voice
Katie Frazier, violin
Katie Frazier, trumpet
Mark Bixel, piano
Mark Bixel, violin
Jack Henry Neff, cello
Emma Woodruff, oboe
Emma Woodruff, piano
Amy Warren, flute
The Kit Kats String Quintet
Katie Frazier, Maggie Fett, Nikki Campbell,
Kayla Brooks, Mia Edwards
Excellent Ratings (II)
Erica Sheehan, voice
Amy Warren, voice
Emily Swisher, voice
Haley Keller, flute
Mark and Emma Duet String Duet
Mark Bixel, Emma Woodruff
All the King's Men String Trio
Clay Wilson, Dylan Ellerbrock, Jack Neff
Directors: Rachael E. Lewis, Kara Gratz, David B. Sycks
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- September 10 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12