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The Bluffton Middle School sixth grade quiz bowl team won the Allen County tournament earlier this month.

Front row from left, Alex Roob, Brice Metzger, Trevor Bunch, Barb Maag, (coach), Douglas Nester and Katie Burkholder

Back row from left, Tyler McLaughlin, Sarah Theisen, Megan Sycks, Emily Metzger, Connor Dawson, Jason Bracy, Zane Myers and Noah Woodruff.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio open houses of it Maple Crest and Mennonite Home duplexes are planned March 26 and 29.

"If this winter has been taxing on your health, well-being, or ability to maintain your home or property, come and learn about how the benefits of living within the MHCO community can enhance your life," said Julie Stratton, marketing director of MHCO.

February students of the month at Bluffton Middle School were announced recently. Click here to view their photos.

6th Grade
Trevor Bunch is the son of James and Patricia Bunch of Bluffton. He is a member of the BMS quiz bowl team. He plays soccer and he attends the English Lutheran Church. Trevor is a member at the BFR.

Rhythm in Motion Dance Centre, Ada, announces its summer class information, according to Darcey Schneider, of the studio. The dance centre is an Icon advertiser.

Summer classes include:

Princess camp
Cost $36

June 20-23
Ages: 2-4; 10-10:45 a.m.
Ages 5 and older; 11-11:45 a.m.

July 11-14
Ages 2-4; 10-10:45 a.m.
Ages 5 and older, 11-11:45 a.m.

Bid Me Discourse, book cover

Former Bluffton resident David J. Rempel Smucker has published a biography of his grandfather, Boyd D. Smucker, who also once lived in Bluffton.

The book, titled "Bid Me Discourse," has as its subtitle: "Boyd David Smucker (1878-1936) Orator and Mennonite Educator." Boyd Smucker was a student and a professor at Goshen College in Indiana and a professor at Bluffton College, teaching oratory, presenting recitations, directing dramas, coaching debates, raising funds and recruiting students.

Middle school Student Senate members

The Bluffton Middle School Student Senate recently held a drive for "Pennies for Patients," which is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Students in each grade level were asked to bring in money. The sixth graders raised $422.02; seventh graders $538.47; and eighth graders $375.67 for a total of $1,336.16.

Members of the Student Senate also helped out during their "Study Hall" time last week to help clean up after the flood at Harmon Field.

Open the attachment at the bottom to view students at Harmon Field.

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