Several Bluffton HS athletes were named Northwest Conference scholar-athletes for the fall sports season, according to Jim Raabe, NWC commissioner.
Bluffton students follow. Gold level are grade point averages of 3.5 to 4.0 during the season. Silver level are grade point averages of 3.00 to 3.39 during the season.
Jonathan Schriner’s Christmas art work is this year’s $200 scholarship winner in Reichenbach and Steiner, CPAs, and Samuel W. Diller Co. L.P.A, holiday window artwork contest.
Judged on Nov. 20, the winner’s painting was among 10 judged by a three-judge panel.
Schriner’s painting and the nine other art pieces are now displayed in the front window of Reichenbach and Steiner, 140 N. Main St., Bluffton.
Students in the competition are artists from Bluffton HS. Vickie Garmon is the BHS art teacher.
Kaitlin Barrett of Bluffton is the winner of the "where is the photo?" contest. The photo show a painting is in the main floor hallway facing the Jackson Street entrance of Bluffon High School. She wins two Shannon Theatre passes. Watch for a new contest coming soon.
Bluffton High School scholastic bowl team is runner-up in this year's Northwest Conference competition.
Ada won the competition with a 8-0 record in matches held at Lincolnview High School on Nov. 10.
Crestview and Bluffton tied for 2nd with 6-2 records in the competition followed by Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Allen East and Paulding (tie), Lincolnview and Delphos Jefferson.
Standings for varsity teams with win/loss records for the competition are listed below:
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) held its annual Longevity Dinner on Nov. 8 at Maple Crest. Each year, MHCO honors employees who have reached five or more years with the organization (in five-year increments). Laura Voth, CEO, served as emcee for the evening.
Associates honored include:
40 Years – Sue Richard
35 Years – Diana Dray
25 Years – Crista Nofziger, Kris Russell
20 Years – Agnes Davis, Peg Sautter
15 Years – Mark Offenbacher
10 Years – Cindy McMaster, De Michel, Brady Pickford, Joy Siders, Caryn Wager
Autumn Gesler, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon's student artist of the month.
Autumn has taken Art 1, Design 1 and Art Seminar. Following graduation she would like to explore movie and video games animation/modeling.
Concerning art, she says, "Like most things, art is a escape. It's nice to just draw or paint things that do not actually exist because life is not always glorious. So art to me makes life a bit better. I hope the art I make, now or in the future, somehow makes someone else's life a bit better as well."
