Last week's freak snowfall resulted in this snowperson appearing on the front lawn of 477 Cherry Street, Bluffton.

The Icon will accept entries in our "write a caption for this photo." Send your caption to: [email protected].

The deadline is 5 p.m., Saturday, April 25. All entries must be emailed. The winning caption receives a 1-item 14-inch Padrone's Pizza for pick up.

Black coffee is the preferred way to drink coffee, so says coffee drinkers who took the Icon's coffee poll last week.

To take this week's poll, which asks if you've voted – and how you voted – in the Ohio primary election, click here. You may also take the poll by going to the bottom right side of the home page.

Facebook loves a good story.

It's not yet 24 hours old, but the Icon's story about GROB Systems creating and donating 11 testing booths to hospitals in Bluffton, Lima and Findlay experienced an Icon milestone as a hit on Facebook.

As of 2:20 on Thursday the story, also posted on the Icon Facebook has experienced 58,872 reaches, had 8,748 people engaged with the story, had 457 shares, 411 "likes" and 39 comments.

Here's the second reminder of the easiest Icon contest you will ever enter.

All you do is take a selfie (see our example) of yourself or family wearing your COVI-19 mask.

Email it to: [email protected]
SUBJECT LINE: Mask contest
Give us your name.

All photos will be entered into a drawing for a 14-inch 1-item Padrone's pizza for pickup.Deadline to send in your entry: 5 p.m., Friday, April 17.

The Icon will acknowledge all email entries with a reply that says: Got it, thanks!

Icon viewers:
The sign is in our driveway....for the past 19 years we have had anywhere between one and 10 grandkids at our house every day including the summer. As many grandparents in the area, we became day time caregivers and for 19 years have had some of the best memories a grandparent could have!

I also knew that our grandkids would eventually outgrow the daycare. Who would’ve ever guessed that it would’ve been because of the world situation that we’re all struggling with. 

Send the Icon addresses where you've seen a bear in a window. If you can take photo of it, even better. Send to: [email protected].

It's a great distraction for bored children – or for bored people of any age.

'We're Going On A Bear Hunt" has hit Bluffton. The Icon is aware that someone has hidden stuffed animals along the Augsburger Road bike path. Becky Cox says she's identified six. 

Certainly viewers are aware of other bears showing up around Blufton.

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