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Samantha Shrider

Samantha Shrider, Bluffton, received an Apollo Educational Foundation Tool Scholarship during Apollo Career Center's Senior Honors Night.

The scholarship is awarded to the top student in each Career Technical program. The $300 tool scholarship provides industry standard tools that the student can use to advance in her chosen career. Each scholarship is sponsored by local business and industry, or by a private individual.

Shrider's scholarship was sponsored by Bluffton Cosmetology, Ralf and Ruby Steiner and Fat Jack's Pizza.

Pavel Shekochikhin

Pavel Shekochikhin, Bluffton, received an Apollo Educational Foundation Tool Scholarship during Apollo Career Center's Senior Honors Night.

The scholarship is awarded to the top student in each Career Technical program. The $300 tool scholarship provides industry standard tools that the student can use to advance in his chosen career. Each scholarship is sponsored by local business and industry, or by a private individual.

His scholarship was sponsored by BlufftonWelding & Fabrication and by General Dynamics Land Systems Scholarship.

Meredith Bixel, 2011 Bluffton High School graduate, won a piano competition on Saturday, June 11, in Toledo.

She and two other student-musicians will be performing with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in April, 2012, according to Rachael Lewis, Bluffton schools strings teacher.

Bixel is the daughter of Dean and Brenda Bixel. She will attend Bowling Green State University this fall.

The Henry P. Huber Scholarship Committee has announced the recipients of the 2011-2012 Huber Scholarship grants.

Greg Denecker, Superintendent of Bluffton Schools and a member of the scholarship committee, reports a total of $16,250.00 was awarded to 11 students.

The Scholarships are for students planning to major in vocational agriculture, or related fields of study.

This year's scholarship recipients are as follows. An asterisk indicates the student was a Huber Scholarship recipient last year also.

Simon and Heather Chan

When you think of your childhood growing up in Bluffton, what stories stand out in your mind? Friends, teachers, school, etc.

Mary Huffer, Betty Cass and Helen Driver

Maple Crest Senior Living Village participated in the "Fitness Day" that was organized by Wellness Coordinator, Jessica Ladd of BFR. Fitness Day was held around Bluffton at several locations that included a site at Maple Crest.

The two main activities that were featured at Maple Crest were: Wii Bowling and a miniature game of golf called "Sholf." The theme for the day was "Make Fitness a Goal for Life." Although the group that attended at MC was small, it was mighty!

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