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Adam Burris new sport coordinator at BFR Sports & Fitness

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 1, 2010 - 6:35am

Adam Burris has been hired as the new sport coordinator by Bluffton Family Recreation. The Bluffton native started the position on Oct. 18.

Burris is a recent graduate of Bluffton University and worked previously
at BFR while a student. The sport coordinator is responsible for all sport leagues and tournaments sponsored by the non-profit sports and
fitness center. For more information, contact BFR 419-358-4150.

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BFR Halloween a real "dress up" affair

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2010 - 9:14pm
Macy Wilson, Maranda Miller, Emma Miller, Maxwell Wilson

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More than 50 youth participated in this year's BFR Halloween Party, held Oct. 24. The photo attachment to this story shows the individual winners listed below.

Winners of costume party:

  • 0-3 years Division: Nicolas Lovett - Bat
  • 4-6 years Division: Casey Osborne - Vampire
  • 7-10 years Division: Olivia Barnes - Cat in the Hat
  • Family/Team Division: Brianna and Bracen Taber - Spider Man and Woman
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Bluffton graduate makes big-screen debut in award-nominated Christian film

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2010 - 6:08pm

John Risner spends most of his time in the Mansfield, Ohio, area, as youth pastor at Ontario Christian Fellowship and a student at Ashland Seminary.

But this weekend, the Bluffton University alumnus will be in San Antonio, Texas, where a movie in which he made his professional acting debut-in the lead role-is among eight nominees in the Feature Film category at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.

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September middle school Pirates of the month named

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2010 - 3:04am

The Bluffton Middle School September Pirates of the Month were recently announced. Click here to view their photos. They are:

6th Grade:

Tyler McLaughlin, son of Jim and Lisa McGlaughlin, Bluffton. Tyler is a member of the Bluffton Bucs football team and plays basketball and baseball. He attends St. Mary's Catholic Church.

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15 minutes with Peaches the Cat

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 5:38pm
Peaches the Cat

15 minutes with Peaches the Cat

So, I understand you're miffed because of the interview in The Icon with Ike the Iconoclast.

Miffed doesn't come close to describing my feelings.

So, what's this all about?

Ike's a dog, you nit wit.

And...

I'm a feline...member of the family that brought you the lynx, the puma, the bobcat, the saber-tooth cat, the...

Okay, I get it. So, tell me about yourself.

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Bluffton University first international grad student: He brings a whole new world to our American culture

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 17, 2010 - 10:10am
Hassan Mosoka - Bluffton University's first international graduate student

Story and photo by Sarah Britsch

As Bluffton University's first international graduate student, Hassan Mosoka (Ha-san Mo-SO-ka) brings a whole new world to this American culture, a world where community is so prominent that birthdays are not celebrated individually, a world where mothers call their children by one name and their fathers by another, and a world where favorites are a foreign concept.

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