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No clue to the meaning of BUCI 50

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2010 - 5:48pm
BUCI 51

Your guess is as good as our's on thie plate's meaning. Is Buci a nickname. Was Buci born in 1950? Or, sorry, we are out of ideas. We spotted this plate in the Founders Hall parking lot.

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Red Cross blood drive at St. Mary's April 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2010 - 5:24pm

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, April 1. The event is from noon to 6 p.m. hosted by St. Mary's Catholic Church.

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Blanchard Valley Health System annual meeting March 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2010 - 3:39pm

Blanchard Valley Health System to Host Annual Meeting

Blanchard Valley Health System will host its annual Boards of Trustees meeting on Thursday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Marathon Oil Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital.

The Boards of Trustees will approve their 2009 annual meeting minutes and review nominations for incoming board members.

In addition, BVHS will present information on awards and honors received in 2009, patient testimonials and upcoming news for 2010.

The meeting is open to the public.

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40 years and 20 names...was it really a dream?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2010 - 4:37am

We challenged James Pannabecker to create a column for the Icon that mentions the names of 20 Bluffton residents. He met the challenge. Here is the result. You may find other columns by him on his blog.

By James Pannabecker
Two weeks with Wanda Pannabecker, who proved on 5 occasions that one plus one equal three (Phil, John, James, Tom, and Mary), drove me back to sites of my youth.

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Certain sign of spring

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2010 - 9:37pm
Certain sign of spring

When the Dari Freeze opens it must be spring. Anyone watching the marquees at the corner of Bentley and Main understand. It's simply the return of the best hot dog east of the Mississippi plus all sorts of other interesting eats. See you there on Friday.

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School board okays replacement of BHS air conditioning chiller; will examine bids for Harmon Stadium repair

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2010 - 5:58pm

Several contract agreements made up much of the March 15 Bluffton school board agenda, however the most important two items were the discussion of the Harmon Field stadium repair and the replacement of high school air conditioning chiller.

The board authorized the Bluffton firm of R.D. Neff & Associates to develop bid specifications, to advertise the project and oversee the bidding process for renovation of the stadium. The bid opening is April 6. The board set a special meeting for April 12 to accept the Harmon Field bid.

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