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15 minutes with two African students attending Bluffton University
By Caitlin Nearhood
Bluffton Icon intern
Daniel Mushangwe and Appiah Adubofour, two sophomore international students attending Bluffton University, recently sat down and discussed how their Bluffton lives compared to their lives in Africa.

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Here's the Bluffton elementary honor roll for the second quarter of 2013-14. Open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Ct., off Augsburger Road, Bluffton, will host a soup cook-off from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6.

The cook-off is in the Patio Room in the lower level of the Maple Crest. Persons attending may sample gourmet soups prepared by several local restaurants and caterers, including:

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Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll – 2nd 9 Weeks - released Jan. 27, 2014

All A Honor Roll

6th Grade
Olivia Burner, Gabriel Colley, Madison Fleece, Baylor Garmatter, Ana Neufeld Weaver, Danielle Novak, Grace Paquin, Raina Runk, Libby Schaadt, Maria Spallinger, Zachary Taylor

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Here are recent births reported from Bluffton Hospital. Click here to view baby photos.

Jan. 3 - Austin Wayne Fowler, son of Tyler Fowler and Mary Huffman, Beaverdam
Jan. 6 - Ellieanna Rebeca Strauer, daughter of Andy and Samara Strauer, Ottawa
Jan. 9 - Tyrell Lamingo Clark, son of Melissa Risner and Tryiece Clark, Lima
Jan. 14 - Elijah David Sheppard, son of Walt and Lynn Sheppard, Arlington

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Leon Martin Recognized by Chanticleer Book Reviews

Local writer André Swartley’s third novel, Leon Martin and the Fantasy Girl, has been named a finalist for the 2013 Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction, which is a division of the Chanticleer Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competition.

Swartley currently lives in Japan where he teaches English.

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