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Crystal Osborne, Bluffton resident, named Chase branch manager

Crystal Osborne

Crystal L. Osborne of Bluffton was named branch manager and vice president, Chase, Bluffton, in late February. Osborne joined Chase in March 2000. She has previous experience as a teller, sales and service, personal banker, mortgage lender, assistant vice president and now vice president.

Prior to her Bluffton appointment, she was a member of the Chase staff in Wapakoneta. She and her husband, Chad, live in Ethan Circle. They are parents of Casey, 5, who attends Bluffton Child Pre-School.

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These steps no longer exist

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Once upon a time, this was the entrance to Science Hall at Bluffton College. Although it wasn't very handicapped accessible, it was constructed on a grand scale.

Today Centennial Hall sits where the steps once led students and faculty to class.

At this time this photo was taken (it is a postcard), three sets of doors opened to the steps. Those have since been closed in a remodeling of the building.

Reframe the immigration conversation, Bluffton speaker suggests

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The national conversation on immigration is stopped in its tracks by all the shouting and inflammatory rhetoric about the issue, Dr. M. Daniel Carroll Rodas told a Bluffton University audience March 19. But if people, particularly those of faith, start the conversation in a different place, the tone is different, too, he said.

15 minutes with Mary Steiner Iiames

Mary And her husband,  Jeff, with daughters, Brooklyn and Riley

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I'm pretty sure you grew up in Bluffton. Did you always live in the house on Huber Street? What are your favorite memories of growing up in Bluffton? Favorite or least favorite classes in school, teachers, friends, etc.?

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Which group performs at what time?

The Bluffton Music Boosters annual chicken barbecue is Friday, March 26, from 4 to 9 p.m. in the middle school. Pre-sale tickets are now on sale in the school offices. Tickets are $6.50 for either chicken or shrimp dinners. It is recommended to purchase tickets in advance.

Here is the musical schedule for the event:

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Suprise cards for Pastor Renfrow

Suprise cards for Pastor Renfrow

Students from the Bluffton Child Development Center surprised Steve Renfrow, pastor of Bluffton Baptist Church, with "thank you cards" on March 25. Pastor Renfrow, a member of the BCDC board, came to know the children during his time as pastor of the local church.

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