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PHOTO Swiss Historical open house for pre-eclipse weekend

Posted by Paula Scott on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

The 1843 Schumacher homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd, will be open on April 6 and 7 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Enjoy self-guided tours of the house, garden, workshop and barn. Activities include games, toys, candle making and cornhusk dolls. Open fire popcorn and lemonade will be served.

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Peace oratorical contest to be held at Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University will hold its annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 7:00 p.m. on April 10 in Yoder Recital Hall. 

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Bluffton University
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Masterworks concert to feature Duruflé’s Requiem

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s Masterworks performance of French composer Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem” will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 14 in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public with first-come, first-served seating.

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Bluffton University
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Letter: What makes a thing into a souvenir? 

Posted by Staff on April 5, 2024 - 6:00am

By Wendy Chappell-Dick

Clearly objects can hold memories for people. When we experience a momentous occasion, small souvenirs can bring back the memories of that time and place. The April 8 total eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime memory, and it is interesting to see what we will choose as our souvenirs. 

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Letters
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What to expect when you're expecting a total solar eclipse, part 2

Posted by Staff on April 4, 2024 - 6:00am

NOTE: As of April 5, the forecast for Monday afternoon is mostly sunny with a high near 71 degrees.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Icon has sifted through local and national resources to provide you with the following tips on what to expect when you’re in the “path of totality” of the total solar eclipse in the communities of Ada and Bluffton on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Whoop-de-do: Updated Vaccine Information

Posted by Staff on April 4, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team

As I was grocery shopping this week, an announcement came overhead about the new updated guidelines for the COVID-19 vaccines. After the announcement, a lady in the same aisle rolled her eyes and said, with obvious disdain, “Whoop-de-do.” 

I refrained from going into a pharmacist educational mode in the dairy aisle, but I wondered if she really understood what she was whoop-de-doing about.

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Health Services
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