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Senior Citizen February events available to download

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 2:48pm

Bluffton senior citizens will celebrate Valentine's Day with a carry-in potluck dinner next month. The dinner is at noon, Monday, Feb. 14, at the Senior Center.

The program is Kristie Groman Schey, who will play selections on the piano. To view a view of Schey performing with 5 Myles High, click here.

To download the February senior citizen newsletter open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Regional news
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Exactly how cold was it?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 9:37am

Baby, it's "really" cold outside. Over the seven-day period from Jan. 18 to 24 the only day the thermometer crept above freezing was on the 18th. Otherwise, we've survivied a week of temperatures in the territory where we fear to tread.

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

Date Max. Min. Rain Snow

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Regional news
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Bluffton funeral director

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 9:28am

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Here's a photo of Paul Diller, whose photos The Icon has shared with viewers this past month. Diller was a funeral director in Bluffton and as a hobby took photos.

Although not a professional photographer, his photos capture the essence of the Bluffton community in a manner that few other photographers have matched. Most of the Diller's photos reproduced on the Icon are from the 1940s to early 1970s.

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Historical Bluffton
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Relay for Life team and committees meet Jan. 26

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 6:50am

A Relay of Life team and committee meeting is planned this week. The meeting is at noon, Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Bluffton town hall.Teams will meet at 12:30 p.m. for 30 minutes.

Please bring your own lunch and if need to anything please reach out to Tracy Steel at 419.889.3448. There will be no at 5:30 p.m. that evening.

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Events
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Minister in residence at home at Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 6:47am

Even before arriving on campus Jan. 18 as a minister in residence, the Rev. Janice Yordy Sutter felt at home at Bluffton University.

Having formed friendships over the years with Louise Matthews, director of Bluffton's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center; Jeff Boehr, assistant campus pastor for church relations; and campus pastor Stephen "Tig" Intagliata, Sutter had already come to see what Bluffton was all about.

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton to host Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 25, 2011 - 6:46am

"Rooting for Peace: Go Peace, Grow Peace," the 2011 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference, will be held Feb. 18-20 at Bluffton University.

Ethical food production is the focus of the conference, an annual gathering of representatives of Mennonite colleges and universities but open to the public as well.

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Bluffton University
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