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The Bluffton High School class of 1962, celebrates its 55th class reunion at Henry’s recently.

Front row:  Sue Bash Mathewson, Donna Basinger Lehman, Nancy Balmer Steiner, Kathie Clark Stewart, Sandy Edie Nusbaum, Paula Greding Monroe, Donna McCluer Morrison, Jeanne Davis Smucker.

2nd row: Nancy Swank Yeager, Keith Klingler, Sharl Steiner, Sam Reichenbach, Chuck Amstutz, Jim Badertscher, Gene Mathewson, Donna Klingler Baxla, Rachel Hilty Friesen
3rd row: John Soldan, Dave Barnett, Steve Basinger, Scott Edwards.

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New members elected to the Bluffton Middle School Student Senate for the 2017-2018 school year were announced recently.

They are Adanna Johnstone, Leah Klinger, Amy Jebsen, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Smallcombe, Lauren Gray, Reagan Mittendorf, Skyler Scoles and Luke Shadle.

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Bluffton resident Dr. Jed Marquart, professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, was elected to the board of directors of the National Space Grant Foundation at the National Council of NASA Space Grant Directors fall meeting in Grand Forks.

Marquart is the director of the Ohio Space Grant Foundation. The Foundation contributes to the nation’s science enterprise by funding research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.

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Dr. Bill Kose from Blanchard Valley Health System was present at the Bluffton Lions Club Sept. 19 meeting.

He talked about Issue 2 coming up on the ballot in November. He discussed the cost of health care and medications. Dr. Kose explained that many of the professional medical associations do not agree with this issue.

This month's Lions Club newsletter is attached.

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The Bluffton High School class of 1947 celebrated their 70th anniversary on Sept. 20 at Henry's Restaurant in Ottawa. 

Twelve classmates were present out of a class of 55 of which 26 are still living.  One member, Wanda (Lehman) Lyman was present from Pennsylvania.  The remainder live in this area.

In sports, the class is proud of the record they set in their senior year: both the football team and the basketball team were undefeated in regular season play, a record that still stands.

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Welcome to a new school year and a new monthly feature showcasing Bluffton High School artists. Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher, selects the featured artists.

This month's artist is Kaitlyn Burkholder, a Bluffton High senior.

She had already taken several art classes including Art one, Photography one, Design/Composition one  and two, Ceramics one and two, and Seminar.

"I hope to persue a career in art education after high school," she says.

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