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Water and sewer rates going up; Spring Street bridge work begins soon

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 6:38pm

Water and sewer rates for Bluffton residents will increase 5 percent in August. Bluffton council approved the first of three readings of the ordinance increase at the May 10 council meeting. The meter readings taken in July and billed in August will reflect the new rates.

It appears that by November the Spring Street bridge will again be open to vehicular traffic. Council approved a bid from U.S. Bridge to replace the bridge. The new bridge will be a structural steel truss bridge.

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Public Meetings
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Free weekend for Armed Forces personnel at Twin Lakes

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 1:38pm

Twin Lakes Park invites all Armed Forces personnel, current and past, and their immediate families to a free weekend of camping, relaxation and fun with other military families on the weekend of May 14 - 16.

Campers are invited to camp, swim, fish, and play volleyball, basketball, horseshoes and other games.

Friday evening will be a special bingo game followed by the movie "Patton." Saturday afternoon displays of memorabilia in the shelter house will have the background of Time-Life's history of the Vietnam war.

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Events
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Mediation training available at Bluffton this weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 1:34pm

Bluffton University will offer mediation training for Bluffton students, faculty and staff and community members Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, and Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22.

The sessions will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays in Centennial Hall. Training is free for Bluffton students, faculty and staff and $100 for community members.

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Bluffton University
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Clifton Diller 1914-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 1:29pm

Clifton Diller, 96, of Bluffton died at 2:20 p.m. May 9, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born in Richland Township on Jan. 3, 1914 to Albert and Sarah Geiger Diller.

Mr. Diller was a retired farmer. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where he had served at a deacon and Sunday School teacher.

He made several trips to Switzerland and the Holy Land. He was a 1932 graduate of Bluffton High School.

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Obituaries
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15 minutes with Joel Groman

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 6:00am
Joel Groman

You're a senior at BHS, which means that graduation is less than two months away. Does that seem realistic? Are you ready to move on?

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People
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Welcome to the "new" and "improved Bluffton Icon!

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2010 - 5:16pm

That's right! New and improved. You see, we are experience growing pains: lots and lots of people are sending us stories and story ideas; lots of businesses are advertising and more are in the pipeline; lots of people are joining us each new day as a first-time viewer. Lots of them.

We now average 350 "unique" viewers on our lowest view day of the week - Sunday! That's our low count. Over the past 30 days we experienced over 4,000 unique viewers!

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Iconoclast View
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