Veteran's Day around Wells County

We were fortunate to receive a plethora of pictures from Veteran's day events at area schools on Wednesday. Submitted for your approval:

LCES Veteran's Day programs

Lancaster Central Elementary School students performed a variety of songs for local veteran's; family and friends on Wednesday.
My favorite? "We all sing with the same voice"

(Yes, that is my daughter in the crowd...)

OES Veteran's Day program

Ossian Elementary School students performed for a near capacity crowd during their Veteran's Day program on Wednesday.
Check out the video:

Bluffton-Harrison schools honor Veterans

All three Bluffton schools participated in Veteran's Day ceremonies Wednesday. The high school and middle school held events in the morning and the elementary school will conduct theirs this afternoon.

Southern Wells Veterans Day program

Southern Wells Veteran's Day program began promptly at 8:30 a.m. with a salute from the Bluffton American Legion Honor Guard.

Principal Chad Yencer spoke to the students of the "solemn duty of those who serve."





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NORWELL PRESENTS “THE WHOLE DARN SHOOTING MATCH”

The community is invited to the space race of the early 1960s comedy, The Whole Darn Shooting Match. The play will be presented at Norwell High School on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. $5 tickets will be sold at the door beginning one hour prior to each performance.
Pictured from left are cast members Robert Connett, Rachel Towle, Harley Link, Tyler Miller, and Chloe VanRyn

B-H Secretary Jean Anderson Honored

Unfortunately, it's not every day someone gets honored for years of hard work and dedicated service.
Fortunately, Bluffton High School Secretary Jean Anderson was honored by the Indiana Association of State Principals.

From the story in today's News-Banner, by B-H Senior Amy Baker:

Because of this extreme commitment, Anderson found herself on the IASP Annual Secretary’s Conference stage in Carmel, last week, accepting the Above and Beyond Award.
With more than 2,200 secretaries in the running and 200 present at the meeting, Jean’s initial reaction was a fusion of surprise, embarrassment, delight and honor. As she stepped on stage, her eyes caught her husband, daughter and two grandchildren who secretly attended, in addition to Superintendent Wayne Barker and Principal Steve Baker who had traveled and attended with her.