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Beth Huffman has Sept. 12 book signing at Book ReViews

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2015 - 4:58pm

Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, hosts Beth Huffman, local author is a book signing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.

Huffman is a retired English teacher from Columbus Grove. She will sign copies of her new book “Dance, Belle, Dance!”

It is the story of a girl, Belle, born with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Her inability to focus in the classroom creates many obstacles and her immaturity results in social miscues that her peers don’t understand.

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Institute for Learning in Retirement fall classes available to retirees

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2015 - 4:40pm

Bluffton University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), an educational program for retirees, is offering eight courses on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 21-Nov. 12.

Each course costs $50; the cost to take two or more courses is $100. Registration and, if applicable, course fees are due at the time of registration. Sept. 18 is the deadline to register. Unless otherwise noted, classes will meet in the ILR classroom, located in Shultz Hall of Riley Court on campus.

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Leland and Joanne Voth celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2015 - 4:37pm

Leland and Joanne Voth celebrated 65 years of marriage on Sept. 2, 2015.  

Leland grew up in China where his parents were missionaries with the General Conference Mennonite Church and later lived in Newton, Kansas.  Joanne's home town is Bluffton. Joanne left Bluffton College for one year as an exchange student to Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. She later graduated from Bluffton College. In 1950 they were married in the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

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Eli Okuley takes several rabbit awards at county fair

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2015 - 4:30pm

Eli Okuley, Bluffton sixth grader and member of the Bunny Boosters 4-H Club, won several awards at this year's Allen County Fair.

Allen County Fair Show

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Boys' soccer: Bluffton beats Paulding in a "football score" 13-0

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 2, 2015 - 4:15pm

This one's for the record books.

Tristan Smucker scored his second consecutive hat trick of the season as the Bluffton High School boys' soccer team overpowered Paulding 13-0 on the road on Sept. 1.

Nine Pirates scored in the game.

Here are the stats:

Halftime: B, 7-0 Goals: (B) Tatarkov, (B) Smucker, (B) J Schwab, (B) Routson, (B) Kingsley, (B) I Schwab, (B) Tatarkov, (B) Smucker, (B) Harnish, (B) Smucker, (B) Routson, (B) Bunch, (B) Nester. Assists: (B) Andreas (2), (B) Harlow, (B) Kingsley, (B) Nester, (B) Smucker, (B) Tatarkov.

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Volleyball kicks off 2015 with 3-1 win over OWU

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2015 - 11:18pm

By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team welcomed Ohio Wesleyan to the Sommer Center to kick off the 2015 season on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The home team struggled to get things going in the first set and ended up losing 29-27 in a back-and forth battle.

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