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Nearly 100 guests at Maple Crest's Pockets and Posies tea

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 3:55pm

“Pockets and Posies” was the title of the Maple Crest Ladies’ Tea held Mother's Day weekend.  

“Pockets” stood for the pockets found on many aprons, once-upon-a-time, when aprons were needed for everything from carrying in fresh apples from the orchard to wiping ones brow after a day of canning. 

The speaker, Pat Danner, from Fostoria, arrived in her mother’s apron and expounded upon all the ways that the apron had been used. Maple Crest elders and their guests, as well as the servers for the day, also came in aprons, many of which had special significance. 

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Blanchard River Watershed Partnership holds June 13 Bluffton Golf Club scramble

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 3:48pm

The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) is hosting Little Riley Creek golf scramble Saturday, June 13, at the Bluffton Golf Club, according to Phil Martin, watershed coordinator.

The four-person scramble starts at 9 a.m., rain or shine. There are first, second and third place team prizes, certain hole prizes and a 50/50 drawing.

Registration is $60 per person ($54 for a BRWP member), which includes 18 holes of golf, cart and food coupon.

Sponsorships opportunities are available from $100 and up. The scramble is open to golfers 18 and older.

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Burkholder and Sneary SHANNON scholarship winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 3:27pm

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” Scholarship Awards.  

The winners are Bluffton High School seniors Emma Burkholder and Olivia Sneary.  Emma is the daughter of Steve and Laurel Burkholder, and Olivia is the daughter of Dan Sneary and Cyndee Sneary.

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is an entirely local Bluffton volunteer organization that strives to make the Bluffton area a better place by serving its youth, its elderly, and its needy.
 

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BHS music awards...and the winner is...

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 1:13pm

Outstanding music awards to Bluffton High School seniors were presented earlier this month. Here's the list of award winners, provided by David Sycks and Kara Zink:

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99 basketball seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 9:50am

Can you believe it? Ninty-nine sports seasons ago.

There was no Western Buckeye League and the Northwest Conference was two generations in the distance.

Here's the Bluffton High School boys' basketball team from 1915-1916. We know the uniforms were red and white, but this team was not yet called Pirates. That would happen about 13 season later.

Don Schmidt provided this photo to the Icon.

Open the photo to view the player names and to enlarge the photo.

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Historical Bluffton
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Very high flying colors

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2015 - 9:17pm

Icon viewers may not be familiar with this American flag. It was a one-day wonder, on display Memorial Day across from Maple Grove Cemetery. For another view of the flag and the story behind it, click here. And if you want to watch the Memorial Day parade, click here.

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