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Et Cetera decked out for Christmas

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 11:46am
Et Cetera decked out for Christmas

You can't miss the bright red Et Cetera Shop's Christmas window in downtown Bluffton.

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Bluffton baseball hosting hitting camp in January

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 11:15am

The Bluffton University baseball program will host a hitting camp for players in grades 5-8 on Sunday, Jan. 16, and another for players in grades 9-12 on Sunday, Jan. 23. Each session will run from 1-4 p.m.; cost is $35, which includes a camp shirt.

Campers will be instructed in the fundamentals of hitting and will get a number of swings through a variety of drills. Individualized instruction will be provided by Bluffton coaches and players, who set Bluffton season records in 2010 for hits (424), RBI (239), home runs (31) and total bases (618).

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton University adding public health to academic offerings

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 11:10am

Public health is joining the list of academic programs offered by Bluffton University to help meet society's increasing need for health care and social services professionals.

A major and minor in public health will be available to Bluffton undergraduates beginning next fall, and the university has hired Dr. Ross Kauffman, who holds both master of public health and doctoral degrees in epidemiology, to head the program.

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Bluffton University
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Ray Niswander 1923-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 11:07am
Ray Niswander

H. Ray Niswander, 87, of Bluffton died at 6:10 p.m. Dec. 13, 2010, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

Mr. Niswander was born Nov. 8, 1923, near Bluffton to Henry and Olivia Helms Niswander. On Aug. 28, 1948 he married Alice Oyer and she survives.

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Obituaries
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Elementary collecting "pennies for peace"

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 7:41am
Third grader Annalise Nisly with the pennies collected so far

COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO DONATE

Pennies have value.

That's one of the lessons Bluffton elementary students are learning this month as pennies and other coins are collected for a Pennies for Peace service learning project.

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Bluffton Legion Post presents flag to golf course

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2010 - 7:12am
Flag presentation

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 presented an American flag to the Bluffton Golf Course on Dec. 9. The presentation was made in appreciation to the golf course's support during the legion's first-ever golf outing this past summer.

Fred Arnold and Sam Reineke, co-chairs of the golf event, made the presentation to Floyd, Wendy and Luke Young of the golf course.

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