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David Glick wins this week's football contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2012 - 10:25pm

The contest leader update will be posted later in the week.

The winner of Week 6 of The Icon Football Contest is David Glick.  Hepicked all 15 games correctly and was named the winner by correctly picking both tie-breakers. Jerry Cupples also picked all 15 games correctly as well as the first tie-breaker, but just missed on the second tie-breaker.  

Other contestants:

14 correct - Craig Stone and Luke Amstutz.

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Celina ticket drawn for Lions Foundation red Corvette

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2012 - 9:37pm

Nope, you didn't win the red Corvette. But, try again next year.

A Celina woman, Carolyn Glock, had her ticket drawn following a pre-recorded drum roll at noon on Bluffton's Main Street on Sept. 29. The ticket made her the winner of the third annual Bluffton Lion's Club Foundation Corvette raffle. Glock bought her ticket from the Celina Lions Club, one of the groups selling tickets.

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Meet the author event among several things on October Maple Crest calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2012 - 5:18pm

Lots of events are planned in October at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton.

Among those events from 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, is a "meet the author" program in the family room.

The newest book publications out by Maple Crest residents are “An Alzheimer’s Primer,” by Joanne Niswander, based upon personal family experience, and “Where Flows the River
Twee,” by Claralice Wolf, inspired by her life in Thailand.

Other October events are listed on the October calendar in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton author Joanne Niswander publishes book about her husband's Alzheimer's disease

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2012 - 8:36pm

“Alzheimer’s disease slowly dissolved his memory, but his smile never completely went away. Nor did the love they had nurtured for nearly 60 years. Now, after his death, she tells their story, looking not only at the past but to the future.”
- From the back cover

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Bluffton has lots of Super Heroes - they are younger than you think

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 26, 2012 - 8:52pm

It was Super Hero Week at the Bluffton Public Library storytimes on Monday and Tuesday. The Icon caught three of the heroes in action and here they are. You might think this is Superman. It's really Adam Fritsch, son of Jason and Kim Fritsch.

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Don't pass up the Mennonite Memorial Home's silent auction going on now

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2012 - 7:55pm

If you like silent auctions, you'll want to visit the Mennonite Memorial Home this week. The MMH Service Group is holding a silent auction all week along with the Bluffton Fall Festival that takes place on Saturday.

Now through Sept.29, bids will be accepted for a variety of handcrafted items that can be seen in the MMH lobby. 

Bids are updated daily and the final bids will be taken Saturday, Sept. 29, at noon.  People are encouraged to view the items and to place their bids.

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