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Going for the pins

Going for the pins

Paul Shekochikhin, Bluffton High School and Apollo Career Center student, bowls during a Big Brother Big Sister Apollo bowling fundraiser. Shekochikhin, a junior, is in the Apollo welding program. Students from Apollo raised $3,000 this spring to support the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Allen County. The bowling took place on April 1 at Westgate Lanes, Lima. Over 200 Apollo students participated.

Musselman Library book sale coming

Bluffton University's Musselman Library will host its 2010 book sale Tueseday to Friday, April 13-16, in the main-floor Reading Room.

Hours for the sale are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 13; 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 and 15; and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 16.

Hardcover books will be $1 and paperbacks, 50 cents; some items will be priced as marked. New items will be added to the sale each day, and proceeds will be used to purchase materials for library collections.

OSU professor to examine Frost poem at Bluffton festival April 13

Andrew Hudgins, Humanities Distinguished Professor in English at Ohio State University, will present "Inside 'Out, Out--': A Close Look Inside Frost's Poem," at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 13, in Founders Hall at Bluffton University. The event is free and open to the public.

Junior music recital April 11

Seven juniors in the Bluffton University music department will present a recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 11, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

The junior recital is designed to help students prepare for their senior recitals. A repertoire is chosen by a faculty member in consultation with each student.

Performers include:

Annual pops concert on tap at Bluffton University April 9

Bluffton University bands and choirs will perform in the music department's annual Pops Concert, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, in Founders Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest April 7

Four Bluffton University students are scheduled to compete in the university's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern.

This year's presenters, and their speech titles, are:

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