Bluffton University provides many artistic and cultural events to supplement learning in the classroom. The following February 2024 are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted. See the university calendar for a full semester listing.
By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team
In 1991, the film Hook directed by Steven Spielberg was released. The film was the sequel to the 1911 novel Peter & Wendy. The movie starred Robin Williams as Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, and Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell. Jimmy Buffett and David Crosby made cameo appearances as pirates in the movie.
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First Mennonite Church of Bluffton has announced two courses to be part of its CLEO (Continued Learning Elder Organization) program for spring 2024. You are invtied to "Come to Learn, Stay for Community." Courses are free; materials fees may apply.
The History of Radio, moderated by Tim Schumacher. Radio was the first instant mass communication invention. The course will explore:
The board of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and the Village of Pandora made a joint announcement on January 23 that plans have been developed to continue operation of the Hilty Preschool and Childcare, 304 Hilty Dr, Pandora. Purchasers have been found for the preschool and the Village of Pandora is applying to purchase the facility.
Does the idea of participating in a spelling bee sound “terrifying” or even “poisonous” or would you naturally break down words “paragraph” by paragraph and calmly spell them out loud?
The January 18 spelling bee at Bluffton Middle School (BMS) presented words including the thematically appropriate selections above, as eleven spellers from grades 6, 7 and 8 went head-to-head in the school’s annual competition.
The level of difficulty was amped up in the 11th round, when five spellers had yet to be followed by the bell that indicates an incorrect spelling.
It was the word “fiendishly” that left one speller standing–6th grader Colton Kelly. The son of Molly and Brian Kelly, Colton has qualified to compete at the county level.
The following students qualified for the BMS bee with an initial test. Top scorers in
