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Sponsored by Blanchard River Watershed Partnership

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The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership will sponsor a rain barrel decorating contest at the Findlay Village Mall during the mall car show to be held on Feb. 10-12, according to Phil Martin of the partnership.

Twenty-four rain barrels have been entered in this year’s contest. All barrels will be on display at the mall on Feb. 10 - 11. 

The public may vote for their favorite barrel starting at 5 p.m. on Feb. 10 and on Saturday.

 The three category themes are agricultural, watershed and general theme. 

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Lawrence Matthews told the Bluffton Lions Club about his work with Mennonite Disaster Service in Detroit, during the club’s Jan. 17 meeting.

Several additional items about the local club are in the January newsletter attached at the bottom of this story.

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Traci Heinz, Bluffton, was named to the dean’s list for the Bluffton University Cohort-based Organizational Management Program (BCOMP) for the fall term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.

BCOMP is an accelerated degree-completion program that creates a dynamic, learning community of adults. Students who complete the program demonstrate commitment to personal development and professional advancement within the area of organizational management.

"Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics"

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Ray Person of Bluffton, recently co-authored a chapter in the book “Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics.”

Person and his wife, Elizabeth Kelly, are part of a farm coop on their farm in rural Bluffton.

The farm coop has 17 families involved, plus a waiting list of persons interesting in joining it.

“We produce meat, eggs, veggies, and fruits, using organic practices and working together as a group,” he said of the coop.

and the middle school and high school, too

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The Bluffton elementary school's (fourth and fifth grade) honor roll for the second 2016-17 grading period was released today.

It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

To view previously released Bluffton honors:

• CLICK HERE for middle school honor roll.
• CLICK HERE for high school honor roll.

Second quarter 2016-17 school year

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Here's the Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2016-17 school year.

All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade:  Landen Armstrong, Sabina Clingerman, Jaden Coonfare, Kameron Coughlan, Hannah Davis, Samuel Derstine, Allison Diller, Kendal Giesige, Levi Graham, Nolan Hoffman, Amy Jebsen, Aiden Koontz, Gavin Kruse, Emerson Meza, Isaiah Mikesell, Erik Nygaard, Makayla Schweingruber, Alyssa Speicher, Lauren Speicher, Riley Verb

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