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Seth Swary receives Basinger Scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2010 - 6:07am

Seth Swary, son of Kein and Wendy Swary of Pandora, is the recipient of the Alvin F. and Mary C. Basinger Scholarship for 2010. The annual $500 scholarship goes to a Pandora-Gilboa High School senior.

The recipient is selected on the basis of scholarship merit, leadership, school and community service and the promise of success in a chosen field.

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Senior piano recital Aug. 26 in Yoder Recital Hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2010 - 5:33am

Rebekah Ricker, a pianist from Spencerville, will perform her Bluffton University senior recital at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University
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A little lawn music

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2010 - 7:54pm

Kelsey Dyck stretches out and enjoys the music and ice cream at Sunday night's Music on the Lawn at the Mennonite Memorial Home. With him are his parents Marie and Rodney Dyck. The annual event brings hundreds of people - MMH residents, staff, family and Bluffton residents to the Home for some music, ice cream and conversation.

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Now the Empire State

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2010 - 6:01pm

This is the second part of a three-part series of out-of-state plates The Icon captured recently on Main Street. Vehicles from Nebraska, New York and Ontario were parked in a neat row. Here's the Empire State plate.

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Regional news
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Koine' performs at Trinity Lutheran services

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2010 - 4:57pm

Koine', a Christian contemporary music group, will accompany the morning worship at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, on Sunday, Aug. 22. Service times are 8 and and 10:30 am.

Koine', a Greek term meaning "common language," brings a vibrant sound and feel to traditional Christian songs.

Founded in Milwaukee, Wisc., in 2003, the group consists of five members who use instrumental and vocal music to declare that Jesus Christ is Savior.

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Worship
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Another familiar face on the mural

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2010 - 7:21pm

Paul Shulaw, Sr., a once-familiar face in Bluffton, is on Main Street again. He is one of the many faces on the Oscar Velasquez mural being created this summer.

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