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Early September weather, August summary

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 7:53am

Weather observations by Guy Verhoff

Feeling the change in seasons? Our report from weather observer Guy Verhoff of Pandora provide recent temperatures, precipitation and the need for heating and cooling.

Attached are the early September report and a summary for August 2022.

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Jenera annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sept. 18

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 7:31am

Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, September 18. The services, at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m., will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on September 17, 1831. Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity and many fourth through seventh generation descendants are members today.

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Mount Cory celebrates Sesquicentennial

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 7:28am

Historical summary below festival events

The village of Mount Cory was established in 1872 and on Saturday, September 17, the community will be celebrate its Sesquicentennial.  A parade and festival will mark the 150th Anniversary of its founding.

2:00 p.m. - Sesquicentennial Parade (Legacy Coop to Village Park)
3:00-5:00 p.m. - Romick’s Railway rides
3:00-6:45 p.m. - Baskets-Prize Raffle in park Community Building
3:00-7:00 p.m.

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Beaver volleyball and men's soccer recaps for Sept. 14

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 7:09am

VOLLEYBALL VS. ONU
The Bluffton University volleyball team battled Ohio Northern in three tight sets, but the visiting Polar Bears walked away winners on Sept. 14. Bluffton fell to 5-4 on the season, while ONU improved to 6-2.

Freshman Jenna Woods (DeGraff/Riverside) was nearly unstoppable with eight kills against just one error for a .389 hitting percentage. Alysha Like (McComb) added eight hammers, while Kaylie Campbell (Camden/Preble Shawnee) smacked seven kills with a .300 hitting percentage.

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Sports
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Pirate golfers challenged Vikings at Colonial Hills

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 7:03am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf team split a Northwest Conference tri-match at Colonial Hills Golf Course Wednesday evening, September 14.

League-leading Leipsic won with 172 strokes, followed closely by the Pirates (179) and host Allen East (199).

Bluffton was led by Jaden Coonfare, who shot a 42. Eli Wenger carded a 44, while Evan Speicher registered a 46. Jacob Boisvert contributed a 47 to finish out the Pirate scorers.

Aidan Sponsler and Logan Combs each posted a round of 50.

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Variations

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2022 - 6:07am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

While finding a lead-in, I was looking for idioms related to variations.  I was surprised to see that the bunny hop is considered a variation of the conga.  The bunny hop was demonstrated on television by Ray Anthony in 1952, as well as being on the Disney’s Dance Along in 2013.  

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Health Services
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