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The Bluffton Powerlifters took the 2nd place medal home from the Springfield Shawnee meet on Feb. 16, with the girls lifting a total of 2,625 lbs (only 100 lbs short of taking first place, and they were down a lifter at this meet). 

Here are their individual lifting results:

Nebraska Montgomery -
   75 bench, 210 Deadlift - 3rd place in her weight class

Elizabeth Bourassa -
   115 Bench, 210 Deadlift - 1st place in her weight class

Ivy Augsburger -
   85 Bench, 230 Deadlift 

To qualified STNAs

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Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) has announced that it is offering a $1,000 sign-on bonus to qualified STNAs through April 30, 2019. 

The bonus is part of a recruitment strategy to meet current staffing needs and to attract reliable, qualified State Tested Nursing Assistants to the organization.

Vicki Mills accepting new singers for second season

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Vicki Mills of Ada announced that the Noteworthy Community Choir begins its second season this year.

"Area singers are invited to audition throughout March for a spot in both its children’s choirs and inter-generational choir,” she said.

Four different choirs will form and meet from April 16 to July 6. Those groups are:
• Treble makers – non-auditioned choir, ages 6-10
• Noteworthy Voices – ages 8-18
• Noteworthy Sounds – ages 7-11+
• Expressions – ages 13 to 83+ begins March 25

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Here are Bluffton High School vocal solo and ensemble results from Saturday's event at Lima Senior High School. Kara Zink is the BHS vocal teacher.

Superior solos:
Justice West
Olivia Spallinger
Ana Neufeld Weaver
Lauren Conrad
Libby Frazier
Patrick Estell

Superior ensembles:
Men’s trio: Mason Ault, Caleb Mikesell, Tanner Pinks
Mixed ensemble: Olivia Spallinger, Lauren Conrad, Libby Frazier, Daniel Siders

Excellent solos:
Delaney Maple
Daniel Siders 

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Here are results of Bluffton string musicians from Saturday's solo and ensemble contest held at Lima Senior. Rachael Lewis is the strings teacher.

Superior Ratings
Ladies String Quartet Class A

Amanda Speicher, Ana Neufeld Weaver, Lily Shadle, Grace Paquin

Violin solo: Amanda Speicher Class A

Bluffton HS String Choir - Class B

Ana Neufeld-Weaver, Kaitlyn Clymer, Zoe Kramer, Kaitlyn Montgomery,

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The following are Bluffton High School band member solo and ensemble contest resuts from this past Saturday at Lima Senior High. Dave Sycks is the instrumental teacher.

Libby Frazier, alto sax solo, class C - Superior rating

Sophia Gott, flute solo, class A - Excellent rating

Eli Okuley, snare drum solo, class B - Excellent rating

Eli Okuley, piano solo, class A - Good rating

Dylan Hohenbrink, trumpet solo, class C -Good rating

Saxophone Quartet, class B - Superior rating
   (Ellie Wright, Tre Bender, Ben Eiden, Carlin Mathewson)

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