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"Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics"

Ray Person of Bluffton, recently co-authored a chapter in the book “Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics.”

Person and his wife, Elizabeth Kelly, are part of a farm coop on their farm in rural Bluffton.

The farm coop has 17 families involved, plus a waiting list of persons interesting in joining it.

“We produce meat, eggs, veggies, and fruits, using organic practices and working together as a group,” he said of the coop.

Bluffton High School sophomores visited the Culinary Arts program during 411Blast on Friday at Apollo Career center. Students were able to make a pizza from scratch, bake it, and enjoy. On Friday 750 associate school sophomores chose two programs to visit, and then spent half the day involved in interactive, fun, hands-on experiences. BHS students from left are, Carisa Hosler, Kylee Staley and Caitlyn Zimmerman.

Bluffton University competition set Jan. 28

Dozens of scholarships will be awarded to incoming Bluffton University students who participate in the Presidential Scholarship Competition at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. 

Two students who participate will receive a full-tuition scholarship, valued at more than $121,000 over four years. The recipients are chosen based on an essay written during the competition, overall grade point average and standardized test score.  

All competition participants will receive a $1,000 annual scholarship for attending this prestigious event.

Forum, health and wellness expo, research fair

Bluffton University’s Musselman Library will host its fourth annual Celebrate the Library Week, Feb. 6-10. The week is a time for discovery and community for students, faculty, staff and emeriti. The goal of this week is clearly stated in its tag line: “Celebrating Student Research and Creativity.” The week includes a variety of activities such as the First Tuesday Forum, a health and wellness expo and a research fair.  

First Tuesday Forum at the library

11-11:40 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, Musselman Library Reading Room

Julie Friesen, director of programs, Community Justice Initiatives in Waterloo, Ontario, will present her speech titled “The Elmira Case Film” at 11 a.m., Feb. 7 in Yoder Recital Hall.

She will reflect on a documentary film about how a drunken rampage in 1974 in Elmira, Ontario, Canada, helped to launch the worldwide restorative justice movement and also began her agencies’ innovative work in restorative justice.

This event is free and open to the public. 

Register by Feb. 2 for this Oakwoods Nature Preserve event

An Animal Tracks and Signs nature program takes place Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. at Oakwoods Nature Preserve’s Discovery Center, Findlay. You’ll learn how to look for and identify tracks and signs, take a hike to see what animals have been on the trails, and make your own track to take home.

All ages are welcome. Register with $2 per person by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. There is a minimum six and a maximum of 30 participants. Oakwoods Nature Preserve’s Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center is located at 1400 Oakwoods Lane, off County Road 144, west of Findlay. 

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