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Megan Sycks, Zane Myers, Kaitlin Kidd, Austen Herron, Alexandria Schmutz, Ross Zimmerman, MS students of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 22, 2011 - 5:51pm

Bluffton Middle School December Student's of the Month were announced recently. To view their photos click here.

6th Grade:
Megan Sycks, daughter of David and Linda Sycks, Bluffton. Megan is a member of the BMS choir and band. She participates on the 6th grade quiz bowl team. She attends Bluffton Presbyterian Church and is in dance at Cindy's tap on Wood Dance Studio.

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Village administrator Jamie Mehaffie receives certification from ICMA

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2011 - 5:36am

Jamie Mehaffie, Bluffton village administrator, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from International City/County Management Association (ICMA), a local government leadership and management organization.

Mehaffie is one of 1,200 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.

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Mennonite Mutual Aid Society hires Lynn Mohler as manager

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2011 - 2:02pm
LynnMohler

Lynn Mohler of Elida joined Mennonite Mutual Aid Society-Swiss Mutual Insurance Agency, Bluffton, this winter as its manager, according to Lawrence Matthews, board chair.

"We are very happy to have Lynn join our company," said Matthews. "He holds extensive managerial, personal experience and leadership skills that will move our company forward."

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Eric Fulcomer announces run for Bluffton mayor

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 5:53pm
Eric Fulcomer

Eric Fulcomer, Bluffton council president, is the first person to announce intentions to run for mayor of Bluffton this year. Fred Rodabaugh, mayor, announced earlier this month that he would not seek re-election.

"Our community is truly a wonderful place to live and work," said Fulcomer as he announced his plans to seek the Republican Party's nomination for mayor.

"I look forward to talking with the citizens of Bluffton in the coming months about our collective dreams for Bluffton's future."

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15 minutes with Beth, Jen and John Sylak

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2011 - 11:15pm
Jen, John and Beth Sylak

This three-way discuss took place over Christmas vacation in their Grove Street home front room. Unfortunately, the conversation went in way too many directions to take accurate notes. This is a simple paraphrase and only scratches the surface. To bring you up to speed, the following may help:

John: 2004 BHS grad; 2008 University of Chicago, BA linguistics, minor in Slavic languages and literatures; May 2010 MA, Berkeley, linguistics; in Ph.D. program in linguistics, expects to be completed in May 2013.

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Mennonite Home volunteers helping in a special way with Haiti relief efforts

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2011 - 3:39pm
Betty Engle, Kimberly Hansen, Mary Huffer with baby blankets

When Betty Picklesimer heard about the group from St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, that was going to go to Haiti in February, she wondered what she could do to help support such an effort.

The group needed volunteers to go and work on construction crews, to help with the medical needs, and to teach about healthy living and how to avoid getting cholera and other infections.

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