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Let's hear it for the Hermiller boys

Posted by Paula Scott on March 16, 2023 - 4:59am

Five Hermillers, four generations: L-R) Henry (b. 2022), Jordan (b. 1986) Vern (born 1929), Larry (b. 1960), Jackson (b. 2022). Vern Hermiller and his wife Marge have retired from dairy farming between Bluffton and Pandora. Vern quips that they are now in assisted living: He assists her and she assists him.

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2023 Jefferson Awards will recognize unsung heroes

Posted by Staff on March 15, 2023 - 8:53am

The 2023 Jefferson Awards Banquet will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at the City Club, 144 S. Main St., Lima, Ohio beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The national program recognizes the “unsung heroes” by awarding individuals who give their time and effort, on a volunteer basis, to improve their communities. The national program, founded in 1972, was brought to Lima in 2001.

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Prothro to present Civic Engagement Day Forum, March 28

Posted by Staff on March 15, 2023 - 7:02am

Marathana Prothro, assistant professor of communication at Bluffton University, will present Bluffton’s annual Civic Engagement Day Forum titled, “Echo Chambers and Fun-House Mirrors: Navigating an Age of Alternate Facts, Distorted Reality and Fractured Relationships.” The presentation will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, in Yoder Recital Hall.

As the Civic Engagement lecturer, Prothro draws from communication and media scholarship to sketch our media ecosystem and to suggest practices of engagement that foster connection rather than amplify polarization.

Prothro received her bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College in 2003 and her master’s from Wichita State University in 2010. Along with being an assistant professor, she is the divisional council member of communication and fine arts at Bluffton.

Civic Engagement Day is the culmination of a year-long exploration of the civic engagement theme “Please Don’t ‘Ghost’ Me!: Creating Space for Authentic Conversations.”

Forum is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University plans spring 2024 tour of Scotland and Ireland

Posted by Staff on March 15, 2023 - 6:59am

Bluffton University will host an Alumni and Friends tour of Scotland and Ireland, May 9-22, 2024. Join President Jane M. Wood and fellow travelers as they visit Scottish and Irish landscapes and cities that inspired the literary minds of Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis, James Joyce, Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Ali Smith, Robert Louis Stevenson and W.B. Yeats.

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March 2023 Johnny Appleseed programs

Posted by Staff on March 15, 2023 - 6:57am

STORIES IN THE WOODS
On Sunday, March 19 at 1:30 p.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will offer Stories in the Woods at McLean Teddy Bear Park-Wheeler Shelter, 2004 N. Dixie Hwy. Lima.

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Registration is open for July 15 Ride to Remember

Posted by Staff on March 15, 2023 - 6:00am

CORRECTION: Organizers are planning for 275 riders with cinch sacks available for that number of registered riders.

The ninth Annual Ride to Remember, a Bluffton Lions fundraising event for cyclists of all ages and abilities, is now taking registrations for the Saturday, July 15 event. When you ride, you help Bluffton build more bike and pedestrian pathways. (Register HERE.)

The in-person ride will take cyclists through the Village of Bluffton, Ohio and the surrounding countryside. Routes include four marked loops. Distances range from 11-124 miles.

The first 275 registered riders to check in will receive a cinch sack filled with items from local businesses and a lunch coupon. In 2022, the cinch sack value was close to $200. A commemorative T-shirt will be offered for purchase during registration.

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