This is the time of year when Ohio residents long for an escape from the cold and snow, to someplace where it's summer. Recently, Bluffton residents Christina and Nathan Seidner did just that with a eight-day mission trip to Uruguay.
Christina, employed at Common Grounds Coffee House, and Nathan, a mechanical engineer at Grob, both belong to the First Assembly of God in Lima. They took part in a mission that included 17 others, including members at churches from Findlay, Wapakoneta and Leipsic.
Over 20 Rhythm In Motion Dance Centre' dancers participated in the ONU 2013 Dance Clinic with the ONU Northern Stars dance team on Feb. 9.
Over 100 dancers participated to a medley of One Direction during the event.
RIMDC dancers range in ages 5-18 and are from Ada, Bluffton, Allen East, Cory-Rawson and Kenton.
The girls took class from ONU students and dancers from 11:30-2:20 p.m., putting the final product together at the 3 p.m. ONU men's basketball game against Mount Union.
On Feb. 4 Christine Purves moved into her new home at 103 Willow Ridge Drive, more affectionately known as Frieda House. Christine is one of 12 elders who are the first to call Willow Ridge “home.” Willow Ridge is the newest community of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and provides licensed nursing care for 20 elders in two Green House homes.
Rhonda Wolpert, Green House Guide and Administrator for Mennonite Memorial Home, can hardly contain her excitement about this new opportunity.
Here are the 2013 high school solo/ensemble contest results for Bluffton High School.
Class A –The following students received a rating of I (superior):
Julian Harnish (piano solo)
Emma Woodruff (oboe solo)
Sara Chappell-Dick (flute solo)
Andrew Hoff (Baritone solo)
Mark Bixel (piano solo)
Katie Jo Breidenbach, Samantha Rhonemus, Emily Sycks, Lauren Yost (ladies vocal quartet).
Beginning Feb. 4 and continuing through the week, 10 elders are moving to their new homes at Willow Ridge, Bluffton.
Willow Ridge is the newest community of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and features two Green House homes. When full, each home will provide licensed nursing care for 10 elders in private rooms with private bathrooms and showers.
