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On schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2021 - 1:25pm

Jefferson Street's reconstruction phase II is right on schedule despite 5 inches of snow earlier this week. Here's a view showing stone and equipment looking toward the County Line Road.

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Forgotten Bluffton: The origin of the BHS school crest

It was created 55 school years ago
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2021 - 1:16pm

You’ve viewed at the Bluffton High School crest, but did you ever wonder how it came into existence?

Here’s the answer.

In the 1964-65 school year Beaverdam’s school district was annexed into the Bluffton school district.

School crests became popular in the mid-1960s, and the development of a Bluffton High School crest made sense, especially as a way to integrate the two school systems.

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Ada Harvest and Herb Festival returns this fall

Vendor booth application form attached to this story • It takes place Saturday, Sept. 18
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2021 - 1:03pm

Note: As events in Bluffton return this year, the Icon is posting those announcements on both Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon. The same goes with Ada events returning after a one-year absence. For returning events to be posted on both Icons, send details to: [email protected].
FROM ADA ICON - After a one-year absence, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival is back, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

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Events
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

There is hope for relief
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on April 24, 2021 - 6:00am

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that directly affects one's mental health and disrupts daily activities. PTSD may arise from a wide variety of contexts, such as natural disasters, motor vehicle-related accidents, sexual assault and assault. It is also commonly associated with wartime activities like direct combat. 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Betty Ann Amstutz was a Lima Central HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2021 - 2:48pm

Betty Ann Amstutz, 89, died April 23, 2021, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.  Betty was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Lima to the late Fair and Minnie (Mills) Dew.  On Dec. 9, 1960, she married Lawrence Amstutz who preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 2015.

Betty was a 1949 graduate of Lima Central High School.  She worked for 13 years for City Loan - Lima and also was a cashier for a supermarket for two years while attending high school.  Betty was a member of Pandora United Methodist Church and enjoyed working in her flower gardens, dining out and her family pets. 

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Obituaries
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Recess

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2021 - 2:24pm

Icon viewers are reminded that although we can't get into the Bluffton schools there are lots of photos of students on the school website by clicking here. Here's an example, showing elementary students on the playground. We don't remember this game set up when we were in grade school.

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