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Easter Cantata at the Pandora United Methodist Church April 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2012 - 6:14pm

The Pandora United Methodist Church Choir will be present the Easter Cantata, "Amazing Grace: Ready to Sing Easter!" written by Sue Smith and Russell Mauldin on Sunday, April 1, at 9:30 a.m. during the worship service.

The church service and refreshments in the fellowship hall afterward are open to the public. The choir is directed by Pat Basinger and accompanied by Chris Meyer.

The church is located on State Route 12 at 108 E. Washington St. in Pandora. The Rev. Duane Kemerley is the pastor.

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Pandora community meal on March 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2012 - 6:09pm

The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free community meal Wednesday, March 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E Washinton Street, Pandora.

The following meal will be served: spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, coffee and punch.

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20 years and 700+ trees later, Bluffton still a Tree City USA

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2012 - 4:36pm

Because of the importance given to trees in the village, the Arbor Day Foundation this week designated Bluffton as a Tree City USA. This is the 20th year the village received the designation, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.

One of the significant players behind the scenes in the Tree City designation is the Bluffton Tree Commission.

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70 YZ - but it's not what you think

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2012 - 5:44pm

We've posted hundreds of license plates on The Icon, but this one is in a class by itself.

Study it for a moment. What do you see? You see a traditional Bluffton "YZ" but the plate is not Ohio. The plate is Arizona.

What's going on here? The answer is that "70 YZ" once upon a time belonged to James F. West of Sunset Drive. His son, John, moved to Arizona and took a little of Bluffton with him. John obtained the vanity plate for his dad's old Ohio plate.

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Psst...want to help Bluffton Elementary win $15,000 in new computers? All you do is vote

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2012 - 4:55pm

Cast your vote at: www.SaveVoteWin.com

If you could help the Bluffton elementary school get a chance to win $15,000 toward the purchase of new computers, would you chip in and help? Certainly you would.

The way to participate is pretty simple. Here's how it works:

To help improve school technology funding in Allen and surrounding counties, Cartridge World is giving local schools the chance to win $15,000 to be used toward the purchase of new school computers.

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Icon now offers viewers easy access to Bluffton chamber website

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2012 - 10:43am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's website (www.explorebluffton.com) is now accessible from The Bluffton Icon homepage.

Icon viewers interested in visiting the website will find it at the bottom of the Icon home page. Simply click on the chamber's green and white logo and you will be redirected to the chamber site.

The chamber has 163 members. All members are listed on the site and their websites are linked to the site.

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