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Chase Jones’ life has become his life’s work.

“What I’ve learned, looking back, is I shouldn’t be here,” said Jones, who was diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer as a freshman at the University of North Carolina in 2006. “The sole reason I’m here is because somebody gave back.”

That’s what Jones was at Bluffton University to witness firsthand on Feb. 25 as founder and CEO of the Vs. Cancer Foundation, which is dedicated to combating childhood cancer.

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Rev. Howard J. Landes, 82, died at the Inn at Amethyst on Feb. 26, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda M. Landes, and his children and their families, Bruce and Roxanne Landes of Phoenix Ariz., Dean and Monica, Logan and his wife Lydia and Taylor Landes of Fountaintown Ind., and Alan and Vicki, Tiffany, Cassie and Joshua Landes of Niagara Falls, N.Y. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Landes, and grandson, Andrew Landes.

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Bluffton University art students will display art they have created on campus during their senior exhibition, from March 9-20 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center.

Showing their best work from four years of study and studio time are Jill Bornhorst, an art major from Fort Loramie, Ohio; graphic design majors Isaac Schumacher and Gregory Seymour, from Bluffton and Orrville, Ohio, respectively; and Luz Varela, an art and writing major from Goshen, Ind.

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Marilyn Joanne Lansing, 88, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at her son’s residence in Ada.

She was born on Oct. 18, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Clarence and Dolly (Adams) Tyree and they preceded her in death. On Aug. 13, 1949, she married Charles Lansing and he died on March 13, 1997.

She was a homemaker and formerly worked at Triplett Electric for 14 years. She was a member of the Ada Full Gospel Pentecostal Church of God.

Surviving is a son, Richard (Diane) Lansing of Ada; three grandchildren Kathy, Mike and Sara; and a great granddaughter, Payton.

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A committal service tor Kathleen Konst, 92, who died Dec. 15, 2014, at Willow Ridge, Bluffton will begin at 1 p.m.,  March 7, 2015 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton.

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Dr. Jo Beth Gonzalez has been involved in theatre education for over 20 years. Based on her experiences, the Bowling Green (Ohio) High School drama teacher believes that the stage makes for the perfect platform to spread awareness of social issues.

“Drama may be the most successful portal for creating a safe space for honest dialogue among young people,” Gonzalez said during a Feb. 24 forum at Bluffton University.

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