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Justin and Elya Kantner moving to the Paraguay mission field

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2016 - 5:06pm

Dr. Justin Kantner, O.D., Bluffton optometrist, says he’s testing his faith.

Really.

The test is to step away from his small-town practice and move with his wife, Elya, and their young son, Caleb, to southern rural Paraguay. There, he will become an optometrist and church planter. Elya will become a Bible translator.

The 2000 Bluffton High School grad joined Dr. Mark Yoder of Family Eye Care, 107 N. Main St., Bluffton, in 2009. Dr. Kantner’s practice there will end this spring. The family will move to Paraguay in June.

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People
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AARP volunteers will provide tax aid at Senior Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2016 - 4:53pm

American Association of Retired People, AARP, will provide tax aide at the Bluffton Senior Citizen’s Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 9 a.m. Feb. 2, according to Tonya Meyer, director. The free service will continue through April 14.

AARP volunteers specialize in helping taxpayers with low and moderate-income, with special attention to those aged 60 and older.

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Regional news
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65 years later: 1951 and 2016 photos

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2016 - 4:32pm

Here's Bluffton High School in the winter at the corner of Main and College. The photo on the left, in black and white, with a 1941 (?) Chevrolet coupe parked on Main, is from the 1951 BHS yearbook.

The Icon's attempt to photography the same scene is the result on the right in color. At the bottom of this story you will find individual photos from 1951 and 2016.

What's different? - Not a much.

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Historical Bluffton
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Bluffton students challenged to build character in order to retain their liberties

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2016 - 11:00am

Just because students at Bluffton University grew up with liberty and their parents grew up with liberty, there is no guarantee their children will have it. 

The warning came from Lawrence Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education.

“In fact, if you look at the history of the world you will find that very few people that have lived, perhaps a single digit percentage of people who have ever lived, were said to have lived in a considerable degree of liberty,” said Reed. 

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Bluffton University
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Friday mornings at BFR it's Tiny Tots!

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2016 - 10:02am

Tiny Tots meets from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Fridays now through Feb. 19 at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

Classes are for 18-month-olds through age 5. New activities are introduced each week, including coordination, balance, social skills and lots for fun for youth in this age group.

Contact BFR at 419-358-4150 for more details.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Pre-school artist

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2016 - 9:59pm

Earlier this school year students at Bluffton Community Pre-school were business with art projects. Here, Addison, is making leaf prints by painting watercolors on a stamp and then pressing the stamp on paper. (Linda Headings photo)

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