Bluffton seventh and eight grade musicians earned several superiors and other otherstanding ratings at Saturday's junior high solo and ensemble contest.
Last week strange sounds erupted from a large gathering room at Maple Crest - the booming of a bass drum, peals of laughter, shrieks and screams and infectious giggles.
What in the world was going on in there? "The Drum Guy" (Russ Welker) was leading a drum circle for residents, and everyone was responding to his enthusiasm.
Welker has played drum "on the side" for most of his life, but since 2009, he's been involved in a "dream job" - playing around with drums as his sole employment and seeing his love for "the beat" bring joy and relaxation to others.
9th Grade - all A:
Neva Adams
Kathryn Basinger
Kevin Childs
Joshua Garmatter
Alexander Hord
Bryce Johnston
John Oakley
Alexandria Schmutz
Erica Sheehan
Jordan Skilliter
Olivia Sneary
Emma Woodruff
The sign read: Easter egg hunt, promptly at 10 a.m.
If that didn't get your attention, forget it. At 10:05 a.m. the eggs were snatched. All of them.
The event was the Mennonite Memorial Home/McDonald's egg hunt on March 31. Watch the video.
Ethan Roby, 10 month-old son of Nick and Amy Roby celebrated his first-ever Easter egg hunt by obtaining two eggs. Ethan and a host of other egg seekers picked up several hundred eggs in a matter of minutes - make that seconds
