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Gallery for the Arts in Ada has weekend open house

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2016 - 6:25am

There's a weekend open house in Ada and you are invited.

Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St., will hold an open house from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, April 8, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 9. The Gallery features original works by Ada artists and artisans.

Visitors will be served wine and munchies on Friday. On Saturday will be coffee, juice and breads. In addition a collection of Gallery items will be raffled.

When Ruth Roiter opened the gallery she described its purpose this way: “I set the stage. The artists are the performers.”

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Bluffton on Trump’s short list for major announcement?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 31, 2016 - 9:28pm

Could Bluffton be the location of a major announcement soon by Donald Trump, presidential hopeful?
 
Candidate Trump may have narrowed down to five small Ohio communities, each with a four-year liberal arts college, as possible locations where he may announce his choice of a vice presidential running mate.
 
The Icon understands the five villages in the final cut include:

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Remember the BHS Shirts and Pants? We do

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 25, 2016 - 11:01am

Bluffton eighth grader Courtney McLaughlin's performance at Saturday's Division I boys' state finals basketball game got us to thinking.

In 2011 Kevin Gratz and his "Shirts and Pants" extra-curricular male choir of Bluffton High School boys also advanced to the state finals. That 15-member choir also performed the National Anthem.

The photo above shows the group minutes before walking out on the basketball court.

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What's happening in Bluffton? Check the chamber calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2016 - 5:29pm

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce continues to add events to Bluffton 2016 calendar. Here's the update as of March 17. Organizations with additional events to add may send details to [email protected]

Recurring events:

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Icon asks voters to support both local levies on Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2016 - 9:02pm

Two significant local levies are on the March 15 local ballot:
• Bluffton school income tax renewal levy
• Bluffton Public Library renewal levy
 
Both deserve every voter’s support.
 
School levy highlights
Money generated by the school levy is used to replace roofs, buy new busses, remodel classrooms, air condition the elementary, purchase new boilers and update technology, etc. The money is not and cannot be used for salaries or fringe benefits.
 

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Scouting for Food - Scouts will pick up your donations on Saturday AM

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 10, 2016 - 10:01pm

Bluffton Boy Scouts will collect non-perishable, non-glass food items in Bluffton on Saturday morning.

Last Saturday, Bluffton residents receive a yellow plastic bag, to be used for this week's collection.

The yellow bags should be placed on front porches (easily seen from the street) by 9 a.m. on Saturday.

The Scouts continue to perform this much-needed community service annually.

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