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Alice Cross 1914-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2010 - 9:19am

Alice L. Cross, 95, died at 12:42 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She was born Oct. 5, 1914, in Allen County to Francis and Ruth (Swick) Lewis. On Aug. 25, 1956 she married William Harold Cross and he died July 17, 1967.

Mrs. Cross was a nurse at Bluffton Hospital and had also worked at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Ind. She was a member of Beaverdam Church of Christ and Bluffton Senior Citizens. She graduated from Beaverdam High School and obtained her nurse's training at Bluffton Hospital.

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University poetry reading in Musselman Library March 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2010 - 5:52am

Writer and poetess Julia Levine who lives and works in Davis, Calif., will read her poems in the Bluffton University Musselman Library Reading Room Tuesday, March 16, at 4 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public.

Levine's poetry collections include Dutch-tender, Ask which received the Tampa Review Prize and Practicing for Heaven which was recognized with a 1998 Anhinga Prize for Poetry. Levine has also received numerous awards including the Pablo Neruda Prize in poetry and five Pushcart Prize nominations.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton University Student Senate debate March 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2010 - 5:47am

Joel Wildermuth , a junior from Sidney, and Caleb Elsea, a junior from Findlay, will participate in the Bluffton University Student Senate President Debate during Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2. The debate will be moderated by Dr. Troy Osborne, assistant professor of history. Forum is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University
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Waiting for a heat wave

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2010 - 3:45am

Perhaps we ought to take the February thermometer to Kirtland's. Could they place a new timing belt on it so it will rise? Since Monday, Feb. 15, the area temperatures have registered a low of -1 and a high of only 38, and only for a fleeting moment on Sunday, Feb. 21.

During this same period snowfall was recorded at slightly over 5 inches. Here's the daily high and low from Feb. 15, as recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.


Date Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Rain Snow

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Regional news
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2-23-10 A moving wall

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2010 - 6:38pm
2-23-10 A moving wall

WALL SHIFTED INWARD

This photo demonstrates how the outside wall of the Groves Bear store building has shifted since last week. When the wooden braces were installed last week the wood at the top touched the wall. Since that time, the wall has shifted slightly inward.

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March 13 prom dress sale at BHS

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2010 - 6:17pm

The Bluffton High School junior class will hold a prom dress sale from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 13, in the BHS cafeteria.

Persons may bring their prom dresses and homecoming dresses to sell at the event. Those dresses must be brought to the high school between 3:30 and 6 p.m. on Friday, March 12.

This is a cash only sale. No checks will be accepted. The event benefits the junior class post prom committee.

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