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Senior Center peanut brittle by the numbers

Posted by Paula Scott on November 9, 2022 - 6:04am

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By Paula Scott

The bags of peanut brittle displayed next to the cash register at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., is a deceptively modest representation of the fundraising operation, which takes place in the weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Here’s another way of looking at it:

32 volunteers x 5 Monday mornings, 8:00-11:00 a.m.
= 600 lbs. of peanut brittle made and sold to benefit the center

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Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll, first quarter of 2022-2023

Posted by Staff on November 7, 2022 - 7:51am

The following 1st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year has been announced by Bluffton Middle School.

All “A” HONOR ROLL

6th Grade: 
Kohen Anderson, Madison Coonfare, Micah DeMarco, Jack Eiden, Leah Granger, Leah Hoffman, Morgan Martini, Elyse Montel, Siren Morris, Kaden Niekamp, Adalynn Rettig, Samantha Ruller, Taryn Shaw, Carter Steinmetz, Madelyn Sterrett, Tessa Tarplee, Camden Verb

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Girls Scouts recruitment party

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2022 - 6:50am

Bluffton Girl Scout troops are holding a recruitment party from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 7 at First Mennonite Church. 

Girls will get a chance to see what meetings are like and learn about founder Juliette Gordon Lowe.

Organizers note, “will be celebrating [Lowe’s] birthday! All ages of girls are welcome!”

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Bluffton High School honor roll announcement

Posted by Staff on November 4, 2022 - 6:33am

Bluffton High School has announced the first quarter Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Madison Beasley, Hunter Betts, Brooklynn Bible, Lauren Bowers, Aubrey Burkholder, Keith Burkholder, Oliver Combs, Grace Conley, Grady Coonfare, Lillian Dagani, Calvin Derstine, Truett Diller, Kynzie Ewing, Emily Granger, Evan Grothause, Elizabeth Hartzler, Allison Herrmann, Ethan Hoffman, Elizabeth Honse, Elijah Jones, Isaiah Kohli, Liliana Liberato, Alayna Mueller, Brooklyn Nance, Claire Phillips, Hudson Phillips, Micah Rehm, Macy Schaadt, Blaize Schwarz, Ava Smallcombe, Elizabeth Suter, Blair Utendorf

10th Grade – all A:

Brody Anderson, Levi Antrim, Hailey Ballinger, Halie Bretz, Lena Brown,  Raelyn Clinger, Asa Clingerman, Kaleigh Coffman, Kally Cotter, Hannah Creeger, Xavier Diller, Marek Donaldson, Quinn Eachus, June Essinger, Maia Gearing, Karlee Geesaman, Emma Green, Adalie Hanefeld, Carter Hohenbrink, Grace Lemley, Gabriel Meza, Savana Missler, Brooklyn Moser, Chayse Rodabaugh, Austin Scherger, Braylin Scherger, Jordan Schweingruber, Zoe Shank, Alliyah Shisler, Avery Smith, Logan Smith, Kara Snyder, Evan Speicher, Griffin Stackhouse, Mackay Tuttle, Gracie Yarnell

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Apollo Career Center honor roll

Posted by Staff on November 2, 2022 - 5:55am

Eight Apollo Career Center high school students from Bluffton have been recognized for outstanding performance during the first nine weeks of the 2022-23 school year.

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Bluffton baseball players on Putnam championship team

Posted by Staff on October 27, 2022 - 5:19am

Three players from the Bluffton High School baseball team were a part of the league championship winning team in the Putnam County Fall Baseball League. The championship game was held last Saturday, Oct. 15.

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