February 2018

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PrimeTimers, scheduled for noon Tuesday, Feb. 6, at St. John Mennonite Church is cancelled due to the weather.

PrimeTimers is a non-denominational, community fellowship for adults 55 and over hosted at St. John Mennonite Church.

He picked the Eagles over NE by 7 to 10 points

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Barry Schneck is the winner of the Icon's Super Bowl contest.

He correctly picked Philadelphia over New England by between 7 and 10 points. He was one of six contestants who picked correctly. He was chosen the winner because he was the earliest correct entry.

Barry wins two Shannon Theatre tickets and his choice of a Bluffton or Ada Icon cap.

Watch the Icon for more contests with prizes coming soon!

Free screenings for blood pressure, blood glucose and lipids

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Bluffton Public Library will  host a Mobile Health Clinic on Friday, Feb. 9, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The clinic is led by the Ohio Northern University’s Healthwise staff. This is a program that employs health care providers to provide the local community with knowledge and resources to address health-related concerns and to improve your health.

There will be free screenings for:
• blood pressure,
• blood glucose, and
• lipids (please fast for 12 hours for the lipids screening).

Details at Friday's chamber breakfast

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Eric Berdin, director of Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, will share information with Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members about this year's Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, which will begin soon.

He is the featured speaker of the 7 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, chamber breakfast in the Bluffton town hall. He will ask established business owners: "What would you do with an extra $1,000?"

That's the prize money going to an established Bluffton business winner in this year's BCE competition. Additional prize money will be awarded to emerging businesses.

At noon Feb. 7 in Lima YMCA

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The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Task Force will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to discuss personal and community safety for people on foot or on bikes. 

The meeting is from noon to 1 p.m., in the Lima YMCA Room 306, 345 S. Elizabeth St., Lima.

Lima and Allen County are ranked No. 1 for the highest rate of bicycle crashes and pedestrians hit by a vehicle, among areas in Ohio of similar size.

Guest speakers include Kent Fultz of Crankers Bike Shop in Lima, and Raymond and Liz Harner of Bike Crazy, Bluffton.  A

Barrels on display at Findlay Mall Feb. 16-18

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The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership is sponsoring a Rain Barrel Decorating Contest at the Findlay Village Mall during the Car Show held Feb. 16-18, according to Phil Martin, watershed coordinator.

Twenty-three rain barrels have been entered in this year’s contest. All rain barrels will be on display at the mall on Friday-Sunday, Feb 16-18. 

The public can vote for your favorite rain barrel starting at 5 p.m. on Friday. Voting continues on Saturday. 

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The Ohio Northern University observatory will hold two public viewing evenings in Feburary. Those event follow:
• Friday, Feb 9, 7-9 pm. – Public Event. "The International Space Station passes high" 

• Friday, Feb 16, 8-10 pm. -- Public Event. "Starbirth: the Orion Nebula"

CLICK HERE to visit the observatory's website.

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February 5, 2018

Results

ADA, Ohio - The Beaver track and field team competed in the Joe Banks Invitational at neighboring Ohio Northern University on Saturday, Feb. 3. Despite several key distance runners being on a train-through weekend, quality performances were produced nonetheless.

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Here is the staff of the Bluffton College Witmarsum, the campus newspaper in the 1942-43 school year.

Standing from left, Evelyn Johnson, Hildred Eversole, Lysle Sommers, Herbert Fretz, Harold Thiessen, Robert Simcox, Norman Beidler, Marvin Wasser, Paul Sauder, Wilma Mumma, Ellen Clark.

Seated from left, Eleanor Keenney, Grace Adams, Lucia Grieser, Adelaide McGinnis, Lois Sommer, Wanda Suter, Grace Geissinger, Betty Steinman.

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This plate requires a mathematical explanation. It belongs to Duane Bollenbacher, retired math teacher, and here's the very short explanation:

"The Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM) was organized and had its first-ever conference in the spring of 1951 - hence "51."

Luther Shelter is the only living charter member of OCTM. Duane joined in the 1960s. Duane says he has a photo taken way back in 2002 of the license plate with Luther and Duane. That photo is on the OCTM website.

If you have 15 minutes ask Duane for the longer version.

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