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The following results are from January 22-28 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:

Men's Basketball falls to Mount St. Joseph 78-65

Franklin cruises to 96-61 win over Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball rallies for 68-66 OT win at MSJ

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Look for the penguins hiding around the Bluffton Public Library and fill in the letters to answer the riddle.

Bring your completed paper to the Main Desk for a small prize!

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By Cort Reynolds

BLOOMDALE – The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team decisively defeated non-conference foe Elmwood 63-27 Wednesday, January 29, in a makeup game.

The Pirates nailed four three-pointers in the first period to build a 15-2 lead. Bluffton stretched the lead to a commanding 30-7 margin by halftime. Bluffton outscored Elmwood 33-20 after intermission.

Four Pirates scored 10 points apiece to pace the romp. 

Guard Marek Donaldson nailed two triples as he scored 10 points. Kain Wright tallied 10 points. Terron Boblitt canned three triples to score 10 markers. He netted seven points and two triples in the opening stanza.

Brody Sommers also netted 10 markers. Blake Sommers added nine points.
The Pirates improved to 12-4 overall with the blowout win. Elmwood fell to 4-11 after the defeat.

Owen Traxler led Elmwood with nine points.

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Bluffton's Shannon Theatre has announced a Wicked sing-along:

"We've had a lot of requests for a sing-along night for Wicked - if you want to sing along, please join us at 7:00 p.m., this Thursday, Jan 30!

"Please note - we kindly request that patrons refrain from singing along during other showtimes of Wicked." The film is currently scheduled to run through February 6.

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By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist

Anne Murray sang Everything Old Is New Again on episode 415 of The Muppet Show, which aired on February 1, 1980 in the United Kingdom and March 10, 1980 in New York City.  Anne sings while different Muppet characters including Scooter are on skateboards going in and out of the sketch.  

In 1987, Anne Murray was the first female country artist to earn triple platinum for an album.  Anne is from Canada and first started recording her music in 1967.  She retired in 2008 and has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

Murray’s song is a good descriptor for the current news about the hMPV virus.  Why?

The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is similar to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and most of us have been exposed to hMPV before the age of 5. Researchers have evaluated blood samples and have shown evidence of past infections. As with other viruses, we can get sick from this virus more than once. The hMPV virus is most likely to cause symptoms in infants, the elderly and those individuals with a weak immune system. 

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Vixen Hurt ‘25, a social work major from Kenton, Ohio, will present the First Tuesday in the Library Forum, “How Can You Fight Land Injustice,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Musselman Library Reading Room.

During the presentation, Hurt will recount their work with the “Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery” to promote healing between the Christian church and indigenous people. 

This event is free and open to the public.

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