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Elementary students of the month named

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2011 - 8:38am

January students of the month at the Bluffton elementary school were announced recently. They are:

First grade: Lauren Gray, Cara Young, Kyler Kinn, Steven Neely
Second grade: Kylie Mathewson, Julia Smallcombe, Levi McClain, Alexcia Justus
Third grade: Baylor Garmatter, Kyle Koontz, Andrew Lovett, Gabe Colley
Fourth grade: Raychel Avila, Logan Rhodes, Luke Young
Fifth grade: Lucie Fett, Kim Gordon, Katie Heinze, Dakota Jollif.

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MMH Mobile Meal volunteer needed

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2011 - 6:46am

The Mennonite Memorial Home has a need for a volunteer in its Mobile Meal program.

"We deliver Mobile Meals to people in the Bluffton community. Each day the meals are delivered by a local volunteer. Currently we have a need for a volunteer on the third Monday of each month," said Mary Ann Ring, volunteer coordinator.

"The volunteering only takes about 45 miutes and starts at 11:30 a.m. If any one is interested they can contact Ring at 419-358-1015.

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Happy birthday to these MMH residents

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2011 - 5:08pm

Several residents of the Mennonite Memorial Home celebrate birthdays in February. The list includes:

2nd - Helen Edinger
4th - Betty Bash
10th - Ruth Mary Kain
12th - Mary Ellen Reichenbach
14th - Eugene Basinger
14th - Vera Basinger
25th - Maurice "Doc" Criblez
26th - Gloria Cupples
28th - Ruth Unrau

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4,308 hours of donated time in 2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2011 - 5:04pm

Over 230 volunteers donated 4,308 hours of time to the Mennonite Memorial Home in 2010, according to Mary Ann Ring, MMH volunteer coordinator.

"MMH volunteers are a special group of people who simply love what they do," said Ring.

Each month volunteers help with may of the activities held at Mennonite Home. The following list demonstrates special events involving volunteers in 2010.

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Can't spell a word? Ask Elizabeth Nisly - Allen County spelling bee champ

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 10:16pm
Elizabeth Nisly smiles behind her spelling bee trophy

What do the words slave, denim, cobalt, idiom, hyphen, algebra, opossum, dichotomy and aggregate have in common?

Here's what: Twelve-year-old seventh grader Elizabeth Nisly spelled each word correctly on her way to become Bluffton's first-ever Allen County spelling bee champ this past weekend.

The title advances her to a regional spelling bee contest on March 19 at OSU-Lima. There the top three middle school spellers from six or seven counties compete.

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Andrea Spallinger, BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 8:27am
Andrea Spalllinger

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Andrea Spallinger, a Bluffton High School senior, was named student of the month for January. Andrea is a member of SADD Club, Ebenezer Mennonite Youth Group, the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H and the Renaissance Committee.

She has also participated in girls' cross country and was named the most improved member of the team. She has received an academic award in Home Economics during the annual BHS academic awards assembly.

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