A former Bluffton elementary student, Mia Pannabecker, moved with her family to New Zealand this past fall. Her older brother is Seth, and older sister is Kate.
Beth and Ray Raeburn recently arranged for a time for Mia to Skype with her former class at Bluffton elementary. The photo shows Mia Skyping.
Mia's parents, Tim and Jo Pannabecker, wrote on Facebook: "We woke Mia soon after 6 a.m., so she would be ready at 6:20 a.m.. Was great to hear Mia talking with her former teacher and classmates."
Four Bluffton High School students, Gabe Meyer (also an Apollo student), Haley Baker, Jadyn Barhorst and Zane Myers are members of the Allen Lima Youth Leadership Class of 2016.
Gabe's name was accidentially omitted from a previous news release about the event.
The class graduated April 27, at the Allen County Sanitary Engineer’s Office, ALL Executive Director Heather Rutz announced.
Three Bluffton High School students Haley Baker, Jadyn Barhorst and Zane Myers are members of the Allen Lima Youth Leadership Class of 2016.
The class will celebrate its graduation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Allen County Sanitary Engineer’s Office meeting room, 3230 N. Cole St., ALL Executive Director Heather Rutz announced.
Bluffton's entry won the 2016 Lions Club District peace poster contest. Louisa Dunlap is the poster creator.
Jan Emmert, chair of the Peace Poster Committee, coordinated the contest with Bluffton art teacher, Nicole Anderson. This is the first time a Bluffton participant has won the district award.
PHOTO: District Governor, Nick Schmunk; International Director Lewis Quinn from Anchorage, Alaska; and Louisa Dunlap.
Stephan Johnson of Ada will entertain at this year's Bluffton Arts and Crafts Show. Johnson plays the Irish bagpipe. He will be at the show at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, and will do a walk-through the show area.
