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Mennonite couple opens winery in Virginia
Curt Hartman says his church, friends support him
By Anna Groff


When someone enjoys a glass of Curt Hartman's wine, Hartman says he feels like he's giving him or her a small part of himself. The significance of the wine lies in the fact that Hartman, 56, knows everHartmansything that went into that glass.

Hartman, a member of Harrisonburg (Va.) Mennonite Church, opens his winery, Bluestone Vineyard in Bridgewater, Va., to the public this month ...


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Curt and Jackie Hartman by their sign for Bluestone Vineyard.


MEA consultation yields collaboration
By Rachel Nussbaum Eby of Mennonite Education Agency


Mennonite Education Agency brought together 30 representatives from Mennonite educational institutions, conferences and church administrative offices, Oct. 27-29 in Middlebury, Ind., to discuss possibilities for collaboration among Mennonite higher education institutions.

Four outside resource persons provided content and structure for the consultation with the working title of Mennonite Learning Network. MEA covered the costs for the consultation with the assistance of individual donors and a $5,520 grant from the Elkhart County Community Foundation ...


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Top 10 Mennonite Church USA events in 2010
Compiled by Anna Groff

"Arizona's SB 1070 challenges to convention plans" leads the The Mennonite's list of Mennonite Church USA events of 2010, followed by "Goshen (Ind.) College's decision to play the national anthem" and "MCC worker Glen Lapp killed in Afghanistan" ...

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College Corner: Bluffton adding public health to academic offerings

Public health is joining the list of academic programs offered by Bluffton (Ohio) University to help meet society's increasing need for health care and social services professionals.
 
A major and minor in public health will be available to Bluffton undergraduates beginning next fall, and the university has hired Ross Kauffman, who holds both master of public health and doctoral degrees in epidemiology, to head the program ...

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Tim's blog: Christmas wishes and a photo guessing game
Tim Nafziger
Here are some macro photos from a Christmas craft party to round out the year with. If you like, you can try to guess what the image is of before clicking through to the answer ...

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