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Safety awareness presentation planned at BHS-Allen East basketball game

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2012 - 6:32am

Safety awareness is the theme of a special program held during the Jan. 20 varsity boy's basketball contest with Allen East, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief.

A collaboration between members of the Bluffton Emergency Services - police, fire and EMS - Allen County Sheriff's Office, Bluffton Exempted Village Schools, Allen East Schools and the Lima-Allen County Safe Communities Coalition takes place during the Jan. 20, home Bluffton boy's basketball game. The Pirates will host the Allen East Mustangs for the 6 p.m. contest.

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Joy Savage - James Harris engagement announced

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2012 - 6:12am

Louis and Lee Ann Savage of Bluffton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Joy Savage, to James Harris. The wedding will be held at Old Town Chapel in Leander, Texas, on March 24, 2012.

Joy graduated from Bluffton High School in 2004 and Bowling Green State University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Education. Joy is employed by Starbucks Coffee as a shift supervisor in Georgetown, Texas, and by Docent Research Group as an assistant in Austin, Texas.

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Recent births at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 12, 2012 - 5:32am

Bluffton Hospital provided The Icon with information about births that took place in the hospital since late November:

To view photos of these babies click here.

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Rachel Webster's Ideal Images opens in former Morey's on Jan. 24

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2012 - 5:08pm

Bluffton's newest business owner started out as a music major at Bluffton College. Rachel Webster, who will open Ideal Images, 114 E. College Ave., (formerly Morey's Coffee Shop) on Jan. 24, switched career choices and eventually found her calling in sales and marketing. The rest of the tune is history.

Ideal Images offers personalized apparel for sports teams and spirit wear, corporations, businesses, team uniforms as well as custom apparel. The selection is seemingly endless. It includes ball caps, tee shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, customized towels, blankets and even socks.

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Funny, those temperatures don't look like January

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2012 - 4:43pm

Here's the seven-day report for January from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Rain Snow

Jan. 3 24 14
Jan. 4 36 17
Jan. 5 45 24
Jan. 6 55 38
Jan. 7 47 32
Jan. 8 42 25
Jan. 9 42 27

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Afternoon swim

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2012 - 1:03pm

Plenty of Canada geese and ducks make the Buckeye their winter home. Here's the cast of characters on a January afternoon.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

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