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Bluffton High School 4th quarter honor roll for 2022-2023

Bluffton High School has announced the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Lauren Bowers, Aubrey Burkholder, Keith Burkholder, Grace Conley, Grady Coonfare, Javen Crawfis, Lillian Dagani, Calvin Derstine, Maizie Digby, Truett Diller, Kynzie Ewing, Emily Granger, Elizabeth Hartzler, Libby Hocanson, Ethan Hoffman, Elijah Jones, Isaiah Kohli, Liliana Liberato, Nicholas Lovett, Alayna Mueller, Brooklyn Nance, Claire Phillips, Hudson Phillips, Micah Rehm, Macy Schaadt, Blaize Schwarz, Ava Smallcombe, Elizabeth Suter, Avery Ulrey, Blair Utendorf

10th Grade – all A:

Brody Anderson, Levi Antrim,  Lena Brown, Raelyn Clinger, Kaleigh Coffman, Faith Combs,  Kally Cotter, Hannah Creeger, Marek Donaldson, Quinn Eachus, June Essinger, Levi Fenzl, Maia Gearing, Emma Green, Carter Hohenbrink, Grace Lemley, Gabriel Meza, Brooklyn Moser, Matthew Piehl, Chayse Rodabaugh, Austin Scherger, Jordan Schweingruber, Zoe Shank, Alliyah Shisler, Avery Smith, Logan Smith, Kara Snyder, Evan Speicher, Avery Talavinia, Mackay Tuttle, Gracie Yarnell

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Area family, healthcare providers help a child overcome disability

By Paula Scott

Can you imagine being six years old and traveling from Burkina Faso in West Africa to northwest Ohio? The distance is over  8,000 miles and travel time is 30 hours. For Francois, the journey is a momentous one for additional reasons. When the Icon met Francois at NWO Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Bluffton he was receiving therapy with Rachel Diller, PT, DPT, and was wearing new braces for clubfoot. In a prior year, he had surgery at the Orthopedic Institute of Ohio for the condition.

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Bluffton Historic Walk with Fred Steiner

Register byJune 2

Reserve your spot today to attend the 1890s Bluffton Main Street Walk with Fred Steiner on Tues., June 6 at either 4:00 or 6:00 p.m. 

Steiner will take us on a walking tour along Main St., with stops along the way to share stories of our town's past. So wear your walking shoes, bring your listening ears and find out just what our beloved town was like back in the day!

Turf time

You'll have to find Bluffton Schools maintenance supervisor Mike Wilson for a detailed explanation of the turf makeover at the Harmon Field. The pristine grass looked emerald green while Wilson mowed on a late May day.

Strike a balance

By Katie Prater and Ling-Su Chiu, Student Pharmacists with Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

"Strike a balance" is an idiom used to find middle ground between two parts or two opinions. It is a way to equally proportion conflicts with accepting demands on both sides. The balance of exercise and diet are one of these continuing disagreements as individuals try to lose weight.  

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Summer Read kicks off on June 5, library Book Sale is June 8-10

The Bluffton Public Library update on June 2023 programs and services is jam-packed with dozens of events and programs. Check them out below. You can also subscribe to the library newsletter for monhtly updates

Bluffton Public Library announces its 2023 Summer Read Program, “All Together Now!” starting June 5! This year’s theme invites you to explore the power of community through reading, activities, and programs. Summer Read is open to all ages.  By joining in on the summer fun, you’ll earn tickets for prize drawings and have opportunities to connect with others. Paper Reading/Activity Logs will be available for children and teens when they register, and adults can enter to win prizes with every 3 books read.  Remember, the more you read and the more programs you attend, the more tickets you get to enter for the prizes, so come on in and get the whole family registered and involved! 

Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held at the library June 8-10 on the library’s lower level. Sale proceeds benefit library services, materials, and programs. Your purchase at this sale goes to enriching Bluffton and the surrounding community.
Times are scheduled as follows:

Thurs., June 8: 9:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Fri., June 9: 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Sat., June 10: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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