They perform Sunday in Lima Area Youth Orchestra
Seven Bluffton High School musicians are in this year's Lima Area Youth Orchestra.
Bluffton members, clickwise from top: Lily Shadle (standing), Ana Neufeld Weaver, Grace Paquin, Adanna Johnstone, Alyssa Speicher and Amanda Speicher. Absent is Lauren Speicher.
The orchestra performs at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 14, in the Lima Senior High Auditorium. Tickets are $10 at the door.
The orchestra consists of middle and high school students from Allen and surrounding counties. The orchestra is sponsored by the Lima Noon Optimist Club and the Lima Symphony Orchestra. Charles Eichelberger is the conductor.
Rachael Lewis is strings instructor in Bluffton schools. Bluffton members of the orchestra follow:
• Amanda Speicher, senior, violin
• Lily Shadle, senior, viola
• Ana Neufeld Weaver, junior, violin
• Grace Paquin, junior, cello
• Alyssa Speicher, eight grade, cello
• Lauren Speicher, eighth grade, bass
• Adanna Johnstone, seventh grade, violin
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Lincolnview
- Village of Bluffton meetings announced, Oct. 1-Nov. 2
- 100 years of being Beavers: 2026 Bluffton University Homecoming, Oct. 2-4
- Check out October 2026 BPL Update
- Final call for for Bluffton photos contest
- Pandora-Gilboa HS crowns Homecoming King and Queen
- Bluffton Council recap: Purchase of Marsh Run acres approved
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