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Vietnamese university student finds Bluffton very friendly

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 4:16pm

By Jessanna Buschur, Bluffton University Icon intern
Focus on: My Vu, Vietnam
Senior, Business Major, Bluffton University

My Vu, a senior at Bluffton University, has seen parts of the world that most persons only read about. She has visited Thailand, Sigapore, Malaysia and China, and Europe is on her world-wide wish list. While My says that Thailand is a favorite for shopping, she calls Vietnam home.

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Big Sky genius

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 1:16pm

Icon viewer, Bo Antibus, on sabattical in Montana, spotted this plate in a Montana State University parking lot and passed it along to us. There's probably a similar plate from Ohio floating around somewhere.

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Regional news
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Female singer-songwriter next performer on Town Hall series

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 1:05pm
Gina Holsopple

Gina Holsopple is the next performer on the Town Hall Concert Series, sponsored by the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick of the committee.

Holsopple, a singer-songwriter based in central New York, will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 29, in the third floor of the town hall. Admission is by donation.

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Joan Elizabeth Harrison 1927-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 11:48am
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Joan Elizabeth Harrison, 82, of Bluffton passed away at 8 a.m., April 15, 2010, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born on Dec. 10, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio, to Orville R. and M. Elizabeth Tingley Jordan. On May 3, 1947, she married Pleasant Junior "P.J." Harrison and he preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 1984.

Mrs. Harrison had worked at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton and the Order of Eastern Star. She was a 41-year breast cancer survivor and had graduated from West Liberty High School.

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Obituaries
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"Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order" woman named Ohio crew person of the year

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 11:25am
Luke Franz with Heather Lutz

Heather Lutz, an employee of Jerry Lewis' Bluffton McDonald's Restaurant, was recently chosen as the McDonald's Crew Person of the Year for the state of Ohio.

Lutz was chosen out of nominees from the more than 700 Ohio McDonald's Restaurants.

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People
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May 6 deadline to form Relay for Life team

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2010 - 10:56am

There is still time to form a team for this year's Bluffton Relay for Life. This year's event is Friday and Saturday, June 26-27 at Saltzman Stadium at Bluffton University.

Persons wanting additional information may contact John Spaeth at 419-326-4364 or Jerry Burkholder at 419-722-1521. Team registration is open until May 6.

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