People

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Scout court of honor


Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256 held a court of honor Feb. 23 in the town hall. Front, from left Jeremiah Garmatter, Roger Zeits, Tecumseh Kibele, Jack Burrell, Misha Groman, Nick Luke, Jacob Barnett and Jared Metzger.

Back from left, Dan Groman, Darrell Groman, Justin Paul, Clay Burkholder, Jonatan Moser, Carrick Lancaster, Tyler King, Austen Herron, Joel Groman, Taylor Steele, Mike Metzger and Jeff Burkholder.

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James Pannabecker

James Pannabecker formerly of Bluffton, will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto Op. 54 with the Rockbridge Community Symphony Orchestra, March 6 at Lexington, Va., Presbyterian Church.

Pannabecker of Natural Bridge, Va., is a 1970 Bluffton High School graduate and 1974 Bluffton College graduate. He earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Regional Planning degrees from the University of North Carolina. He is the author or co-author of 23 books related to banking and mortgage lending, as well as numerous articles, poems, short stories and more.

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Were you born in Bluffton? If not, how old were you when you moved to Bluffton?

My parents, Dick and Elfrieda, moved our family from Illinois to Bluffton in 1969 when Dad started a job at Bluffton College. I was 7 and my sister, Martha, had just turned 10. We lived in a white house at 108 Spring Street. Our neighbors on either side were the Slotters and the Friesens, with the Raids across from us. Stan and Ruth Naylor lived down the street, and I became good friends right away with their son, Jeff. I started third grade that fall in Mrs. Shetler's class.

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Longtime Bluffton resident and community support Jean Muller will be recognized as the 2009 Bluffton Lions Club citizen of the year.

The presentation will be made in a dinner at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 16, in the third floor of the town hall. Tickets are $13 each. Reservations are required and may be made by contacting Daryl Shields at 419-358-0810 by March 10.

Muller served for 25 years on the Bluffton Stone Co. board of directors. He is a past member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Bluffton Lions Club.

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Kendra Bermosk

First, give me a little back ground information:
When did you graduate from Bluffton University and what degree do you hold from there?

I graduated from Bluffton when it was still Bluffton College in 2001. I have a communications degree from there.

You live in Bluffton, right? Where?

Yes, I do live in Bluffton on Cherry Street.

Okay, now, one at a time, tell me about all of your jobs.

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Tsedey Biru at home in Ethiopia

Bluffton's international flavor is one of this community's best-kept secrets. This is the first in a series of features on Bluffton University international students. The writer is Jessanna Buschur, first-year Bluffton student, a broadcast and journalism major. Bluffton alumni from the 1970s, may know her parents, Bob and Jenelle (Roth) Buschur.

Tsedey Biru
From Ethiopia
Senior at Bluffton University
Biology and chemistry major

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