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Matt Lora of Bluffton and Shawnee High School math teacher, was named Shawnee Optimist Club’s Educator of the Year.

Lora of 167 Hillcrest Dr., Bluffton, says that his ability to be a good educator comes from the environment he works in.

"It's been an awesome time at Shawnee High School; I've been surrounded by really good people in the math department, we're all very close and we're not afraid to share our materials with each other - it's just been a great time," Lora said.

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Garrett Kisseberth, a Cory-Rawson senior, is one of 11 high school studenets awarded a college scholarship from the District 8 Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
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Kissabether will receive a $500 scholarship for his future educational plans.

Two years shy of a half century, Dwain Leiber sells his garage

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Two years shy of one half century that included surviving several Riley Creek floods, Dwain Leiber, who turns 78 in June, decided it was time.

The 1957 Bluffton High School graduate and owner of Leiber Garage since 1969 used a racing term to describe his decision to sell his business.

“The wheels started turning,” he said.

“They started turning when Tom Dotson approached me to buy the garage,” Dwain laughed.

Madison Soper, Sydney Staton, Icon student artists of the month

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Two Bluffton High School seniors who are putting together the class of 2017 graduation slide show, are the Icon's artists of the month.

The students are Sydney Staton and Madison Soper.

Sydney Staton
She has taken Photography I and Photography II as her art classes at BHS.

"Next year, I plan to go to Bluffton University and major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science. I also plan to play soccer for Bluffton, in the fall," she said about next year's school plans.

Where else could you chat with kings and queens of history?

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LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW - ALL BY JAMIE NYGAARD

King Tut was there. So was Queen Elizabeth, an FBI agent, King David, a professional photographer, athletic trainer and others.

There were countries represented also - from many continents. The Bluffton Middle School opened Night at the Museum doors on May 1.

Sixth grade students have chosen a country to display and show its culture.

Seventh grade students have chosen a famous person to display and share why that person is famously remembered.

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Here are April births reported from Bluffton Hospital:

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