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August active month for Bluffton Athletic Boosters

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 3, 2011 - 5:36am

The Bluffton Athletic Boosters have several August events planned prior to the beginning of the 2011-12 school year.

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7th graders required to have Tdap booster vaccination

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 2, 2011 - 5:10pm

Any Bluffton student who will be entering the 7th grade this fall is required to have a Tdap booster vaccination (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) prior to the start of the 2011-12 school year.

The TDAP shot is a booster to the shot students receive before entering Kindergarten.

Verification of the Tdap booster shot must be dropped off, mailed, or faxed (419) 358-4871 to the Bluffton Middle School office prior to Aug. 29.

Contact the Allen County Health Department (419) 228-4457 to set up an appointment or your family physician.

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Masonic plate

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 2, 2011 - 4:14am

Here's a Miami County plate The Icon spotted on the Bluffton University campus. Any ideas to it's meaning?

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Yeah, July was hotter than normal - here's proof

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 1, 2011 - 9:56am

Exactly how hot was July? It was 6.7 degrees hotter than normal for July in Bluffton and Pandora, says Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The average July 2011 daily temperature was 79.5 degrees. The normal July daily temperature is 72.8 degrees.

In addition to the heat, July was drier than normal. The July 2011 precipation was 2.35 inches. The normal July precipitation is 3.85 inches.

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St. Mary's hosts Red Cross blood drive on Aug. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 31, 2011 - 1:35pm

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Aug. 4, from noon until 6 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the Large Room, located at 160 N. Spring St. in Bluffton.

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60 years ago: blue and white

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2011 - 6:25am

The Icon spotted this 1951 Ohio plate at the Wheels Fest' in June.

Here are some events that took place that year: The Yankees defeated the Giants in the World Series, the cost of a first-class stamp was 3 cents, the 22nd amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It limited the number of terms a president may serve.

Yul Brynner made his first appearance as the king in "The King and I." J.D. Salinger wrote "The Catcher in the Rye."

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