Four members of the Bluffton Creative Writers Club, won awards at the Ohio Poetry Day Association’s 77th annual Ohio Poetry Day Contests, held Oct. 24-25 in Troy.
Local award winners include:
•Ruth Naylor, Bluffton
•Lynn Saunders, Elida
•LaRee Little, Elida
•Christina Walton, Pandora
Naylor led the Evan Lodge Workshop on Oct. 25. Poets present read their winning poems from the other 35 contests.
Hilty Preschool and Child Care Center, Pandora, recently received a Two-Star Step Up to Quality Award from the State of Ohio, according to Heather Sanchez, director.
Step Up to Quality is Ohio’s rating system for learning and development programs.
Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Drive, Pandora, will hold its annual Bazaar Friday, November 14, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, November 15 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. It will feature baked goods, crafts, raffle items, soups and sandwiches.
Here is Bluffton High School’s first quarter Honor Roll for 2014-2015 school year:
9th Grade – all A:
Morgan Auchmuty, Madison Bassett, Kassandra Bishop, Kaitlyn Burkholder, Leah Conley, Lucie Fett, Tabitha Geiger, Sarah Gillen, Kimberly Gordon, Christian Groman, Christopher Harnish, Sydney Hoff, Kayla Kindle, Kelli Leugers, Aimee Ritter, Karis Wilson
Here is the first honor roll of 2014-15 from the Bluffton Middle School.
All “A” Honor Roll: 6th Grade: Simon Derstine, Adam Fredritz, Laykin Garmatter, Levi Hohenbrink, Nicholas Jebsen, Joshua Mehaffie, Joshua Meyer, Melina Meza, Thaddeus Mittendorf, Grace Myers, Isaac Pimentel, Alexi Rieman, Tanner Schultz, Julia Smallcombe, Jeremy Sturgeon
