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Our Swiss connection - part 14

This is the 14th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

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It is important to humbly remember that our opinions are not universal truth

By Amelia Alexander
This morning I went downstairs and made my breakfast smoothie like I do every day. I sit down and eat breakfast with my parents on the weekends because we do not usually have anywhere to rush off to.

We talk about our plans for the day, or whatever is on our hearts. Sometimes, we immerse ourselves in some of the most high-minded conversations of my life. We talk about religion, philosophy, politics, celebrities, etc. There aren’t really any limits when it comes to our discourse.  

When opened, it attached to the original Bluffton HS building built in 1911

Depending upon when you attended Bluffton High School, the building on the corner of Main and College is either the “old” section or the “new” section. The dividing line between old and new falls in the mid-1980s.

In the 1980s, a building constructed in 1911 was razed and a new addition was built in its place. That new addition connects to another addition, constructed in 1933.

And, for decades and decades, we’ve never given much thought to what the 1933 addition meant to the community.

John and Elizabeth Zimmerly Diller • Peter and Barbara Suter Diller

This is the 13th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

• Diller is an Americanized spelling of Thüler

Many Swiss pioneers came to America on the ship Boston in 1824. Including brothers John and Peter, and their widowed mother, Maria Zimmerly Thüler. Their father, Johannes, died in Florimont France on Aug. 7, 1813.

The three of them first settled in Paint Township, Holmes County, Ohio.

It is a mental illness that affects how you think, feel, and behave

By Amelia Alexander
I have previously mentioned that I am a member of AMHA (Ada Mental Health Alliance).

This club aims to create a positive culture within our school that supports the wellbeing of students. We aim to prevent suicide by supporting people that live with mental illness.

A romance is the background to a splendid tutorial on Egyptology, tombs and hieroglyphics

Reviewed by Robert McCool
How about a little romance for Feb. 14th?

In #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult’s latest novel, the book of two ways (Ballentine Books, Isbn 978-1-4328-8334-8), romance is the background to a splendid tutorial on Egyptology, tombs, and hieroglyphics. With four pages of reference materials at the finish you can immerse yourself in a time far past knowing the details of that time are accurate and made simple for us to understand.

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