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University holiday concert Nov. 20

Features concert band and instrumental ensembles

Bluffton University will host its Holiday Concert featuring the concert band and several instrumental ensembles at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Wayne E. Marquart, retired farmer, was a 1953 Cory-Rawson HS graduate

Retired Eagle Township farmer, Wayne E. Marquart, died at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

Wayne was born Dec. 18, 1934 near Jenera, Ohio, to the late Clifford and Leona (Benner) Marquart. He married Barbara Grose on Feb. 20, 1955.

Wayne and Barbara lived in Schwabach/Nuremburg, Germany, in 1956 and 1957
where he was stationed with the 56th Field Artillery Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, US Army.

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I know these two!

Marley Runk (Mrs. Lyla Sol, and blind) determines that these two girls are twins. They are Hannah Perry (Prudence Trueheart), left, and Kaitlynn Rieman (Priscilla Trueheart), right. The Icon caught this photo in a dress rehearsal of "Left in the Wicker Basket," performed Friday and Saturday in the middle school. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. A cast photo is below.

Wow! Look at all those youth classes this fall at BFR

Rookie sports, basketball, dodgeball, tiny tots, soccer and swim lessons

Several November and December programs for youth gett underway this week at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Joseph Beagle, director.

Here’s the class update:
Rookie sports - Tuesdays, 4:15-5 p.m.
For ages 4-6, youngsters will play a variety of sports

K-3 basketball - Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
For youth from Kindergarten, first, second and third grades

It's the 1950s all over again in the first grade!

Dressing the part, listening to doo wop, bubblegum-blowing contests...

PHOTOS BY JAMIE NYGAARD
Bluffton first graders went back to the future – at least back to the 1950s, earlier this week.

Celebrating the 50th day of the school year, students dressed like they were voting for Eisenhower or Stevenson.

Teri Steinmetz, teacher, said, “We celebrated our 50th day of school by dressing up and doing activities like we are living in the 1950s.”

She added, “We did a bubblegum blowing contest, made root beer floats, listened to oldies, and did many activities about the number 50.

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Senior citizen Christmas garage sale Nov. 11

The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center Christmas Garage Sale, 132 N. Main St., will hold a Christmas garage this this weekend.

Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, and 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 12.

Items will include decorations, trees, ornaments, crafts, lights, music angels, Santas, snowmen and more. 

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