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Bluffton scouts test their skills in 50th Klondike Derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 2, 2010 - 3:36pm
Photo left to right: Jacob Barnett, Roger Zeits, Austen Herron, Jeremiah Garmatter, Tecumseh Kibele (Patrol Leader,) Jared Metzger, Tyler King, Carrick Lancaster and Misha Groman (Assistant Patrol Leader.) Hidden from view: Clay Burkholder.

Provided by Darrell E. Groman, Assistant Scoutmaster
Ten scouts from Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 participated at the 50th annual Klondike Derby of the Black Swamp Area Council. This event was held on Saturday, Jan. 23 at B.S.A. Camp Lakota, near Defiance.

Based on the Alaskan gold rush of 1896, the Scouts pulled their six-foot wooden sled packed with their day supplies for the seven-hour race on 3-4 inches of snow.

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M. Lucille Shank 1920-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 2, 2010 - 3:28pm

M. Lucille Shank, 89 of Rawson, died 11 p.m. Feb, 1, 2010 at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

She was born February 26, 1920 in Hancock County to Ellis C. and Ada Mae Bowersox Roether. On April 13, 1941 she married Wade A. Shank and he preceded her in death on April 3, 2001.

Mrs. Shank was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Mt. Cory High School where she was class valedictorian.

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Bluffton High School honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 2, 2010 - 3:19pm

Bluffton High School second quarter honor roll

9th Grade - all A:
Julie Althaus, Aaron Basinger, Jessica Brockert, Nathan Bunch, Anna Crisp, Nathaniel Diller, Kyle Huber, Jonathan Nisly, Justin Paul, McKenna Reneker, Rachel Sehlhorst, Emily Sprague

10th Grade - all A:
Jenna Buroker, Hannah Chappell-Dick, Ashlin Gable, Zachary Harlow, Lucas Harnish, Michael Liska, Abbey Rieman, Lindsey Sneary, Halle Steingass, Jane Sycks, Kallen Terry, Chase Wilson, Ava Yoakam

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2-1-10 Goosey goosey gander

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2010 - 8:23pm
2-1-10 Goosey goosey gander

GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER

Whither doest thou wander? We asked this question as we examined the Canada Goose tracks in the snow at the Buckeye recently. The tracks create an interesting artistic pattern. To view all the home page feature photos of 2010 click here.

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Alaska String Band warms on town hall Feb. 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2010 - 5:16pm

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The Alaska String Band will perform in the first-ever town hall concert series at 7p.m., Monday, Feb. 15. The event is sponsored by the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee. Admission is by donation. Concessions are available.

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Benefit concert for Haitian orphanages Feb. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2010 - 5:01pm

Ohio Northern University to host benefit concert for Haitian orphanages

Ohio Northern University will host a benefit concert for Haitian orphanages on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the English Chapel.

The event is organized by Sarah Waters, visiting professor of music, Dennis Kratzer, professor of music, and Georgette Roby, a senior music performance major from Oak Harbor, Ohio.

The concert will include musical acts, a reading about the 1791 Haitian slave rebellion, and prayers. The ONU Men's Chorus and University Singers are scheduled to perform.

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