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Bluffton Elementary squad wins Step It Up Challenge

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 9:25am

The Gingerbread Squad of Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner, Ryan Dunlap, and Missy Smith won $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary School in the Health Action Council Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge. These top steppers averaged 809,363 steps.

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SCHS Spring Meeting is May 5

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 7:01am

The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its Spring Meeting on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Patio Room at Maple Crest. Gary Wetherill will give a presentation on the native people who lived in Ohio prior to settlers arriving in in the late 1700s.

Wetherill, who has studied native culture for over 50 years, will give a presentation on the native people of Ohio, particularly the Shawnee. He will be talking about the material culture and lifeways of the Shawnee and other woodland tribes who called Ohio home.

An extensive display of books, artifacts and reproductions will be available for hands on exploration.

For more information on the Swiss Community Historical Society, visit https://swisshistorical.org/

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Students honored for academic excellence at Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 6:49am

Bluffton University recognized its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 23.

Four seniors received departmental honors for independent-study projects:

“Everyday Nutrition and its Effects on the Eyes,” by Brooke Barnes, a biology major from Shelby, Ohio

“Who Am I,” by art major Kelly Bilen of Archbold, Ohio

“Gerda and Kay,” by writing major Abby Bush from Marion, Ohio

“Earphone Epidemic?: Prevalence of Earphone Use and Listening Behaviors Among Students,” by MacKenzie Martin, a speech-language pathology and audiology major from Hartville, Ohio

Six seniors were recognized for completion of the Honors Program.

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