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Schools announces senior breakfast schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 7:12am

Bluffton schools recently announced is 2009-10 senior citizens breakfast schedule, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. Each month a breakfast is served in the middle school cafetorium. The events begin at 8:30 a.m. and are free for senior citizens.

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von Stein, Scoles, Brown FFA state farmers

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2009 - 7:02am

Many high school students do not have the time for a job on top of the several extra-curricular activities they may be involved in. But three Cory-Rawson High School students decided to do more than make money with the hours they spent working in or with farm machinery.

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15 minutes with Jamie Nygaard

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2009 - 6:20pm
Jamie and Christian Nygaard and their sons

Q: When did you graduate from Bluffton High School?

A: 1995

Q: What did you do after high school?

A: I went to The Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology in Moraine (near Dayton). OIP&T is a tech school and doesn't have dorms, so I got an apartment with someone from my school and got a job at Bravo! Italian Kitchen as a hostess for the first couple years and then was promoted to banquet manager.


Q: What made you decide to settle in Bluffton?

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Who is waving in the photo?

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2009 - 10:25am

Perhaps you've wondered about the photo on the masthead of The Icon. You've studied it and maybe think you've identified, Dick Cookson, Katheryn Patterson, Christine Purves and maybe even Clarence Kooker. You are on the right track. The photo shows residents of Maple Crest. The event was the 10th anniversary celebration of Maple Crest held in late September.

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A Bluffton Saturn story

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2009 - 10:05am

While the recent announcement that GM's Saturn vehicles will cease production is a blow to the American economy, here's a sideline to the story worth our consideration.

In the early stages of Saturn's creation there was speculation that one of the plant sites under consideration by General Motors was near Bluffton. With the village on Interstate 75 and within short driving distance of Detroit, the speculation may have been accurate.

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BCE business tune-up seminars continue

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2009 - 9:53am

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneur business tune-up seminars continue in October, according to John Bauer, BCE executive director. Seminars remaining on the fall schedule include:

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