Spain was the theme of the 5th annual International Party held recently at Maple Crest, Bluffton. It featured Sally Reeder speaking about the “adventures and mis-adventures” of her family’s life in Spain during the summer of 1970.
At that time, Reeder was working on a master’s degree in Spanish with classes taught by Spanish professors in the city of Madrid while her husband, Dick, played “Mr. Mom” to their four children (ranging in age from 7-16).
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, was selected as the winner of the “Excellence in Service (Best Practices)” award, presented at a luncheon on Sept. 12, during the LeadingAge Ohio annual conference in Columbus, according to Laura Voth, chief executive officer of MHCO.
Each year, LeadingAge Ohio invites nominations for various awards, which are formally presented at the annual fall conference.
Lindsay Steiner graduated with a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on Aug. 17.
Steiner successfully defended her dissertation, “The available means of design: A rhetorical investigation of professional multimodal composition,” in July 2013. She is currently working as Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Rebecca Yeh, Ohio Northern University student, and Miss Minnesota, became the 4th runner-up in the 2014 Miss America Pageant Sunday night in Atlantic City.
After winning Thursday's talent competition it was obvious that she would break through to the top 15 finalists, which she did. But she continued up the ladder and was among the last five finalists standing.
As fourth runner up she receives a $10,000 scholarship.
3rd runner up - Miss Florida
2nd runner up - Miss Oklahoma
1st runner up - Miss California
Miss America 2014 - Miss New York
Miss Minnesota, Rebecca Yeh, 20, an Ohio Northern University student, won the $2,000 scholarship in the talent competition in the Miss America contest, held Thursday night in Atlantic City.
She performed a violin solo and is reported to have said, "I'm going to sleep with this," while holding her award after the competition.
