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A dog's life

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 8:53pm

Charlie, a 12- or 13-year old pooch, gets all the attention he could ask for during a dog study break at Bluffton University on April 28. Giving Charlie some TLC are from left, Megan Yoder, Beth Kuntz, Heather Smith and Kah Skon.

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Elementary students celebrate SMART week this month

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:50pm

Bluffton elementary students will have a special academic emphasis the week of May 17, called S.M.A.R.T. Week. (Social studies, Math, Arts and fitness, Reading and Technology and science.

Each day of the week will include a special activity. One of the days includes a reading marathon. On that day students may log on minutes for the Scholatic world record.

On Technology and Science Day students will present scientific experiments in their classrooms.

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Regional news
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Al Basinger entertains Seniors on May 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:41pm

Al Basinger of Pandora is the featured performer at the 6 p.m., Monday, May 10, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center monthly banquet. The meal is catered by the Pandora United Methodist Church. Cost is $7

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Events
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Maple Crest has busy month planned

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:34pm

May is a business month at Maple Crest. Here are some of the activities planned:
May 3 - 7 p.m., Scrap Artist Quilters in the Patio Room, Betty Fiser will talk on "What judges look for in judging a quilt show."
May 4 - Noon, Primetimers at St. John Mennonite Church.
May 5 - 6:15 p.m., "One in a Number," Bluffton's women's choir, led by Wendy Chappell-Dick, performs.
May 7 - 2:30 p.m., May birthday party.
May 10 - 6 p.m., Senior Citizens Center dinner meeting, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

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Regional news
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Jerry Lewis receives Golden Arches award

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:12pm

Jerry Lewis, local McDonald's Restaurant owner, was recently honored by McDonald's Corp. with the Golden Arch Award at the 2010 McDonald's Worldwide Convention in Orlando, Florida.

The McDonald's Golden Arch Award is the most prestigious award given to McDonald's owners and honors the "best of the best" in the McDonald's owner/operator community.

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People
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You know what it is but maybe not by this name: Xenotransplantation

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2010 - 5:03pm

Note: The Icon recently invited members of the Bluffton University Communication 105 class to submit material for publication. The following is the third of a four-part series of "opinion pieces" by Whitney Zumberger, a member of the class. We invite viewer comments on this series.

Xenotransplantation-Any procedure that involves the transplantation into a human recipient of either live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman source.

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