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Winter storytime attacks the blues

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 5:55pm

Winter storytime themes are set at the Bluffton Public Library, according to Rikki Steingass. Storytime is for pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5. Sessions are Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

"The winter themes are designed to chase seasonal blues away," said Steingass. They include stories, songs, fingerplays, snacks and other activities."

Each session last about 45 minutes. Parents or caregivers must register their child at the front desk to participate.

The schedule by themes:

Jan. 11 - Sneezes and wheezes

Jan. 18 - Winter bugs and blues

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The cruel earth: Work to be done

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 4:21pm
Ron Lora

Note: The Icon welcome Ron Lora as a regular columnist. Lora, a native of Bluffton, Ohio, is retired from the history department of the University of Toledo, where he continues to teach part time. He is the author or editor of several books and the recipient of teaching awards at the university and state levels. A past president of the Ohio Academy of History and of the Swiss Community Historical Society, he is active in several organizations.

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Hey! That's not an Ohio plate!

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 2:22pm
WPQ 090

Hey! That's not an Ohio plate! You are correct. It's from Kansas. The Icon snapped it in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot. It belongs to a Bluffton University student.

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Regional news
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Sex crime has conviction

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 1:25pm

Bluffton police report that a sex crimes investigation from last summer has resulted in a recent conviction in the Allen County Common Pleas Court.

Police were contacted by the mother of a14-year-old Bluffton female reporting the discovery of several occasions where the girl was sexually active with the woman's boyfriend.

Terry A. Gibson, 44, was originally indicted by an Allen County Grand Jury on three counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, each being a third degree felony, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Thelma Bracy 1913-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 1:12pm
Thelma Bracy

Thelma L. Bracy, 97, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born in Kalida, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Bessie (Wirth) Neill, she married Laurel E. Bracy Sept. 6, 1936 and they settled in Pandora, Ohio.

She was a housewife assisting her husband as needed in the operation of Bracy Clover Farm Grocery Store in Pandora. He preceded her in death in 1967 after which she continued working in the store. She was an avid gardener, enjoying vegetables and flowers--especially orchid culture.

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Obituaries
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7th and 8th grade girls beat Arlington

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 12:57pm

Bluffton Junior High girls' basketball update

7th grade girls

Lost to Columbus Grove 33-17:

Lauren Parkins 11, Maddie Domer 2, Sidney Joseph 2, Sarah Combs 2

Beat Arlington 19-16: Lauren Parkins 7, Maddie Domer 7, Sidney Joseph 2, Mackayla Wilson 3

Record is now 3-4

8th grade girls

Lost to Grove 30-24: Ashely Baker 2, Jill Steinmetz 2, Olivia Hunt 6, Gabby Sneary 1, Paige Buroker 7, Bailey Prichard 6

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