BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior Brad Swavel (Marion/Ridgedale) has been named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week following his dominating performance at Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Oct. 11. It marks the first time that a Beaver has secured the award.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Manchester University Spartans found the wet, slippery conditions to their liking as they found the back of the net four times in the opening stanza en route to the convincing 5-0 shutout at Bluffton on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Beavers fell to 3-9-1 overall and 0-3-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Manchester improved to 6-7 on the season and 3-1 in the HCAC.
Bluffton – the first community in Ohio designated as a Fair Trade Town – celebrates Fair Trade Month in October, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick of the local Fair Trade Committee.
She describes Fair Trade this way:
"Fair Trade means an equitable and fair partnership between global marketers and producers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and other parts of the world. A fair trade partnership works to provide low-income artisans and farmers with a living wage for their work.”
The Bluffton Elementary PTO announces several fall fund-raisers and school-related events, according to Melissa Knauss, president.
On Thursday, Nov. 6, COSI will be at the Elementary School. The PTO needs volunteers to help COSI in the morning and/or afternoon. If you are interested, contact Sara Bassett at 419-302-7821 or email, [email protected].
The Scholastic book fair, held in the elementary library, takes place Monday, Oct. 27, through Friday, Oct. 31. Family night is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Diane Muller collects miniature houses and buildings. You can see some of her collection on display in the Bluffton Public Library display case this month.
Future teachers face a challenge that they can meet, a retired teacher and administrator told some of them Oct. 7 at Bluffton University.
‘Andrea King, now assistant to the director of teacher education at Bluffton, asked “Is Having a Heart for Teaching Enough?” in the title of her presentation in a campus forum. The answer is yes, she said, “with a few more ingredients added to it.”
