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It's just the wind!

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2010 - 7:22pm
It's just the wind!

Kayla Phillips, Bluffton seventh grader, must have had a windy day in March in mind when creating this art work. She calls it "Wind." It's created from torn pieces of paper and is on exhibit this month at the Bluffton Public Library. The library is celebrating student art month during March.

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Golden Dragon Acrobats perform in Founders March 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2010 - 3:46pm

Bluffton University will host the Golden Dragon Acrobats at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 18, in Founders Hall.

The performance is part of the 2009-10 Bluffton University Artist Series. Bluffton will offer a Family Fun Pack of tickets priced at $75 for two adults and up to three children ages 6-18. Children under the age of 5 are free. Single adult general admission tickets are $24 and $18 for seniors.

Contact the box office at [email protected] or 419-358-3239 for further ticket information.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton non-profit groups invited to take advantage of arts and crafts show

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2010 - 3:35pm

Bluffton non-profit organizations are invited to take advantage of a half-price booth cost for the May 22 arts and crafts show. Non-profit groups are invited to create a display about what their organization is all about. They may also sell items from their booth, if they choose.

"It's a great way for local clubs and organizations to share what they are all about to the community," said Jerry Burkholder, craft show vendor coordinator.

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Regional news
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Leland Lehman was professor of economics, served on Bluffton council, active in Bluffton Housing Corp.

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 13, 2010 - 12:24pm
Dr. Leland Lehman

Dr. Leland C. Lehman, 90, of Bluffton, Ohio died 9:30 p.m. March 12, 2010 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Born Feb. 4, 1920, in Berne, Ind., to Leo E. and Alice Lehman, he married Dorothy Jean Burner on June 24, 1945, and she preceded him in death on April 8, 2005.

Dr. Lehman was a professor of economics. He retired from Bluffton College and had also taught at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., and following his retirement, one year at Bethel College, North Newton, Kan.

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Obituaries
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Social work professor forum speaker March 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 13, 2010 - 8:25am

Dr. Christina Gringeri, associate professor of social work at the University of Utah, will present "Social Work in the Twenty-First Century: Riding the Waves of Immigration, or Missing the Boat?" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, in Bluffton University's Founders Hall. Free and open to the public, the forum is part of the Smucker Lecture Series.

Gringeri's address will explore the profession of social work and where it fits in the immigration debate in the United States. She will also speak at an afternoon workshop focusing on health care reform in the U.S.

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Bluffton University
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University graduate programs open house in Ottawa march 24

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 13, 2010 - 8:22am

Bluffton University will present a Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 24 at the Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa.

"This is a convenient opportunity for Putnam County residents to learn about the options available at Bluffton which will enable them to earn a master's degree," said Ted Bible, director of Bluffton's adult and graduate education office.

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