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Beavers named pre-season All-Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2014 - 9:19am

BLUFFTON, Ohio - A trio of Bluffton University football players were recently named pre-season All-Ohio by OhioCollegeFootball.com. Senior Donovan Brown (Cincinnati/Purcell Marian) and juniors Ryan Aelker (Holgate/New Bavaria) and Austin Speice (Paulding/Wayne Trace) all garnered Second Team All-Ohio honors when the pre-season selections were announced. All three were Second Team All-HCAC honorees following the 2013 campaign.

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Weather summary: Not the usual August, but we'll take it

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2014 - 8:24am

It's not the August weather we are used to, but we'll take it: highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s and 60s.

Here's the daily weather summary so far in August, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Letter: Thank you to everyone who may National Night Out possible

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2014 - 8:19am

Icon viewers:

The Bluffton and Pandora Police Departments would like to thank all of those that came out and supported our National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 5th.  It was a fun night for all involved and a pleasure spending the evening with people from the local communities. 

We would also like to thank all of the businesses and other groups that supported the event through monetary, food donation, and volunteer help.  Without your assistance none of this would have been possible and we would like to acknowledge each of you that helped. 

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Meet lifeguard Connor Dawson

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2014 - 1:46am

Connor Dawson is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.

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Reservations taken for Aug. 17 Maple Crest Sunday buffet

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 11, 2014 - 7:39pm

The next Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, Sunday buffet is August 17, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.

The menu includes:


• Pork tenderloin in dijon sauce
• Wild rice
• Steamed asparagus
• Dinner rolls
• Key lime pie
• Coffee and iced tea

The buffet is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $7.50 per person.

Please call 419-358-1015, (choose option 2) to RSVP. Limited seating is available.

 

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United Way feature agency of the week: Weekday Christian Education

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 11, 2014 - 7:34pm

This is part of a series of stories featuring local organizations that received Bluffton, Beaverdam, United Way funding.

The Bluffton Release Time/Weekday Christian Education (RT/WCE) classes were introduced in the fall of 1924. The first teacher was Miss Ruth Yoder who had training and a master’s degree in religious education. She taught in the classroom for the grade school children at Bluffton.

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