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BHS boys basketball loss to O-G, 63-33

Posted by Staff on December 3, 2022 - 5:13am

Home opener is Saturday, Dec. 3

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team fell behind big early and lost 63-33 at perennial power Ottawa-Glandorf Friday night, December 2.

The Pirates trailed 25-5 after the first period, and fell behind 36-12 with 3:46 left in the first half.

The Titans led 45-17 at halftime. The hosts stretched the lead to 56-24 heading to the final stanza.

Bluffton fell to 0-2 with the defeat, while O-G improved to 2-0 with the win.

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Soloists announced for 128th ‘Messiah’ performance

Posted by Staff on December 3, 2022 - 5:07am

4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11 at Yoder Recital Hall
Free tickets at www.bluffton.edu/messiah-tickets

Bluffton University’s music department has announced the soloists for its 128th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Yoder Recital Hall. Soloists are Misook Yun, soprano; Elizabeth Frey, mezzo-soprano; Brian Skoog, tenor; and Max Pivik, bass.

Dr. Bo Young Kang, director of choral activities, will conduct the oratorio. The Bluffton Choral Society including students, faculty, staff and community members will accompany with an orchestra. While tickets are free, space must be reserved at www.bluffton.edu/messiah-tickets. The event will also be streamed live at http://www.bluffton.edu/messiah.

Lyric soprano Misook Yun has been praised as a singer of “exquisite clarity” and “virtuosity.” She has performed in Italy, Austria, Hungary, South Korea and the U.S. An accomplished operatic performer, Yun has appeared in the roles of Mimi from “La Boheme,” Cio Cio San from from “Madame Butterfly” and Nedda from “Pagliacci,” among others.

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Bluffton University
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Dorothy B. Nonnamaker was married on Pearl Harbor Day

Posted by Staff on December 2, 2022 - 8:10am

Dorothy B. Nonnamaker, 90, passed away November 30, 2022 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Dorothy was born on March 18, 1932 in Celina, Ohio to the late Harry and Adah (Smith) Ellis. She was the second to youngest of ten children.

After graduating from high school, Dorothy moved to Rawson then later to Findlay, Ohio. She was employed by Daisy-Maid Bakery where she met her husband Dean Nonnamaker. They married December 7, 1953 (Pearl Harbor Day) in a chapel in Angola, Indiana. 

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Rager joins FNB as Mortgage Lending Manager

Posted by Staff on December 2, 2022 - 7:00am

PANDORA—First National Bank has announced that Andrew Rager has joined its team as Mortgage Lending Manager: “Rager will be responsible for originating home loans within our local communities, developing competitive and practical mortgage products that serve the needs of our customers, and supporting the success of our team of mortgage originators.”

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Business
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Reading poetry with Amelia: The First Thanksgiving

Posted by Staff on December 2, 2022 - 6:59am

By Amelia Alexander
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This is the first in a series of columns by Ada student Amelia Alexander about "reading and debriefing" poetry. 

“First Thanksgiving” by Sharon Olds

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Schumacher Homestead decorated for Christmas Open House

Posted by Paula Scott on December 2, 2022 - 6:51am

December 3-4 from 2:00-6:00 p.m.

By Paula Scott

The Schumacher Homestead at 8350 Bixel Rd. will be decorated for a free Christmas Open from 2:00-6:00 p.m. on December 3-4. The event is hosted by the Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora.

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