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University radio station broadcasts weekend events

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2010 - 4:26pm

Bluffton University radio station WBNH 99.3 FM will be following Hometown Amerifest starting with the parade at noon on Saturday, June 26. The opening ceremony will be on the air.

The station will have car show updates, the luminary ceremony and music during the fireworks. Someone from the station interviewing participants throughout the day.

"We thank Bluffton University and the students who work at the radio station for their commitment in taking on this endeavor,"said Tracy Steele of Relay for Life.

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Game review: Little Big Planet 2 deserves an A+

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2010 - 3:50pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.Andr'e Swartley
PSN ID: lordgodalming

Little Big PlanetDeveloper: Media Molecule
Platform: Playstation 3Rating: E for Everyone

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Columnists
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Jan Hochstettler, 1941-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2010 - 3:20pm
Jan Hochstettler

Jan Hochstettler, 68, passed away at home Wednesday, June 17, 2010, in Midland. She was born on July 5, 1941, in Mishawaka, Ind., to Mae (Duckworth) and Earl Hardy.

On July 8, 1961 she married A. Dale Hochstettler of Bluffton. They lived in Midland, Mich., since 1961.

Jan graduated from Central Michigan University, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Arts. She was a teacher and administrator at Midland Christian School, and was an adjunct faculty member at Great Lakes Junior College.

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Obituaries
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Richard Smith 1930-2010 was a Bluffton barber

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2010 - 3:09pm
Richard Smith

Richard M. Smith, 79 of Findlay died at 5:46 a.m. June 19, 2010, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born in Lima on Oct. 23, 1930, to Elmer S. and Claribell Miller Smith. On Dec. 28, 1951, he married Patricia Sherer and she preceded him in death on June 16, 1974.

Mr. Smith owned and operated Smitty's Barber Shop in Findlay and had been a partner in Dick and Jerry's Barber Shop in Bluffton. He enjoyed traveling, talking and history. He was a graduate of Lafayette High School, Toledo Barber College and a Korean War Veteran.

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Obituaries
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15 minutes with Kendra Pannabecker

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2010 - 10:52am
Kendra Pannabecker

Kendra Pannabecker and her parents, Tom and Helen, Tucson, AZ., recently visited her grandma, Wanda Pannabecker, Bluffton.

How old are you?

I'm nine years old. I'll be in the fourth grade at Tully Elementary School in Tucson.

Where were you born?

Oh, I hate this question. I was born in China - close to Hong Kong. I was two years old when I was adopted.

What do you like to do in Bluffton?

I like to play croquet and go shopping in the Et Cetera Shop and just have a lazy time.

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People
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The Icon and Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio team up with special page

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2010 - 10:02am

The Bluffton Icon is excited to announce a new venture with Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, according to Fred Steiner of The Icon. Starting today, the Icon has a special page devoted entirely to news and photos of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

"The page may be accessed several ways, and we see it as one additional benefit to Icon viewers," he said.

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