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Justin Crosier named Second Team All-Ohio by Ohio College Football

Ohio College Football release: http://www.ohiocollegefootball.com/members/ocf/blog/VIEW/00000061/000023...

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The Inn at Ohio Northern University announces the addition of new Executive Chef, James Curran.

Chef Jim is a Cory-Rawson High School graduate, a graduate of the John Casablanca Modeling School and The Restaurant School of Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

He has worked with celebrities such as Chefs Gram Kerr and Emeril Lagasse and has owned his own catering company. Most recently, Chef Jim was the Executive Chef at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky., where he was responsible for the restaurant, concessions and catering events.

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Choir will present "Night of the Father's Love," a Christmas musical celebration, on Sunday, Dec. 11, at both the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.

The cantata is a worshipful and beautiful telling of the Christmas story with music and narration. Pastor Jeff Bolwerk will speak the narration with Trinity's 30-voice choir singing of the anticipation of Jesus' coming, the angel's announcements to Zechariah, Mary and Joseph, Jesus' birth, the shepherds seeking the newborn King, their worship of Him and closing with "Christ is Born, Nowell."

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Stats: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/mensbasketball/2012/12-07-mb.htm

The Bluffton University men's basketball team trimmed a 17-point second half deficit to three points late in the game, but Kalamazoo responded for a 75-66 victory on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The Beavers dropped to 5-2 following their second straight setback, while K-zoo improved to 2-3 on the season.

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Krysti's Music Studio will be having four Christmas Recitals this year, each featuring different performers. Students will be performing on piano, voice, and guitar. The recitals are free and open to the public.

The first recital is Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7pm at Maple Crest's patio room at 700 Maple Crest Ct, Bluffton. The second recital is Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7pm at Mennonite Memorial Home's Chapel at 410 W. Elm St. Bluffton.

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John Schmidt

Former Bluffton resident, John A. Schmidt, 86, Los Gatos, Calif., died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. He was born June 14, 1925 in Reinfeld, Russia, to Abram and Anna Weibe Schmidt who proceeded him death.

He married Elva Pickett Jan. 6, 1946, and she preceeded him in death on Sept. 27, 2011. They were married 65 years.

John graduated from Bluffton High School in 1943 and after further
studies, made his career with IBM in San Jose, Calif. In his retirement years he enjoyed woodworking and helped plan for his high school class reunions.

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