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Chicken barbecue fundraiser April 22 in Pandora

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2012 - 4:57am

A Rally Point youth center summer camp chicken barbecue dinner benefit is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 22, at the Pandora Community Center.

The menu includes one-half chicken, prepared by John Schlumbohm, green beans, apple sauce, butter roll and drinks. Desserts are extra.

Tickets are $7 and area available in advance or at the door. Contact Ruth Herron, 419-296-5550 for tickets.

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Community Preschool open house April 24

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2012 - 4:52am

The Bluffton Community Preschool will hold an open house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, in its home at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

The Preschool is a kindergarten-ready program for 3 and 4 year olds. Classes are held two or three days a week for 2.5 hours each session.

The open house enables parents and caregivers to meet the director, teachers, aids and current parents.

Students in next year's program must be 3 or 4 by Aug. 1, 2012. The school is in the lower level of First Mennonite Church, at the corner of Jackson and Church streets.

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Duck soup

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2012 - 5:02pm

Thanks to Kevin Cluts for alerting The Icon to this photo of the day. Kevin spotted this female duck in the Spring Street mulch pile and called The Icon. Check the photo for a close up. We only hope there is no nest involved, but we wonder.

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Hancock County Vet Service Commission meets April 19

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2012 - 5:21pm

The Hancock County Veterans Service Commission will hold the April monthly meeting Thursday, April 19 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Hancock County Veterans Service Office, 1100 East Main Cross Street, Suite 201 (rear entrance).

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Muscle car

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2012 - 12:25pm

GO 442 - The Icon has has this plate on deck since last year's Bluffton cruise in. We spotted this plate on one of the muscle cars on Main Street.

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DTR and Toyota donate $15,000 to Bluffton schools

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 11, 2012 - 4:39pm

April 11 was a great day for Bluffton Exempted Village Schools. DTR Industries and Toyota donated $15,000 to the school district. The money will be used for technology upgrades in classrooms.

Watch the video.

The presentation took place at DTR following a plant tour for students in the Bluffton schools whose family members are DTR associates. In addition, Rep. Jim Jordan and members of his staff, along with village and school officials also toured DTR.

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