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The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will host "Second Saturdays" events this summer at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd. Docents in period costume will provide tours of the air-conditioned farmhouse, as well as the summer kitchen, garden, workshop and barn.

Visitors will also get a first-hand view of progress on the Heritage Center, where the inside view reveals timbers and framework from the Dan and Cindy Basinger barn, built in 1855. (See SwissHistorical.org for more details.)

Second Saturdays in June, July and August from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Kori Bernal was born and raised in Fostoria and–until now–has worked her whole career there, too. But in May 2024 she was chosen by the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools to be the new Elementary School principal beginning fall 2024. 

Ben Thiel, who has served as Bluffton Elementary principal since Fall 2021, has become the first pastor of Bluffton Community.

Bernal told the Icon she has vivid memories of playing school as a child and always wanted to be a teacher and to be in education. She now has eleven years of experience as a principal, as well as pre-K through 12th grade experience, including as an administrator, as an intervention specialist and as a gen ed teacher. 

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