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Digital strategist, entrepreneur university speaker

Posted by Icon K on November 15, 2019 - 6:00am

Alaina Shearer, a seasoned speaker and professional change maker, will share her personal and professional journey toward positive social change at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19,  in Yoder Recital Hall. 

In Shearer’s professional journey, she quickly realized after graduation that extreme sexism and gender discrimination were rampant in her chosen industry - broadcast journalism and then, again, in her second career path: advertising. In 2016, Shearer realized this wasn’t sustainable and founded her own company – Women in Digital (now Together Digital).

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Bluffton University
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$7,500 in prize money offered in 2020 business plan competition

Previous business plan winners lead BCE discussion Nov. 19
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 1:30pm

A brown bag discussion, free and open to the public, is from 7-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, on the third floor of Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St. BCE will provide dessert. RSVP to [email protected] or (567) 525-6667.

The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is asking three former competitors “Why enter the business plan competition?” at a 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, brown bag discussion at Bluffton town hall.

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Regional news
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Community Assistance Program invites persons to "adopt a family"

Jami Crawfis, director of the food pantry, provides details
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 1:26pm

The Bluffton Community Assistance Program is busy this time of year.

Jami Crawfis, who directs the program's food pantry, provided the following details for persons, groups and organizations interested in adopting a family, an individual  or interested in providing donations this holiday season.

Crawfis said that there are over 60 families receiving assistance.

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Regional news
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Scott Edwards organ recital Friday afternoon

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 12:50pm

Scott Edwards will perform an organ recital open to the public at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St., Bluffton. The recital includes a hymn sing hosted by the church and Maple Crest. Click here for more information about the recital.

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Here's Scott's recital program

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 12:34pm

Copies of the program are at the bottom of this story -

Scott Edwards will perform an organ recital open to the public at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St., Bluffton. The recital also includes a hymn sing. The program is hosted by the church and Maple Crest.

The recital includes solo organ works, hymns with audience participation and a reception following the program.

Edwards is organist at English Lutheran Church and First United Methodist Church.

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Events
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Four Bluffton boys soccer players honored

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 6:44am

By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The Bluffton boys soccer team had four players receive All-Northwest district Div. III honors recently in voting conducted by area coaches.

• Senior Matt Daws and junior Jonathan Schriner were each named first team all-district.
• Pirate junior Simon Derstine was voted second team all-district.
• Sophomore Jude Spallinger was voted honorable mention all-district.

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