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Public library offers CPR class March 19

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2011 - 7:35am

Learn how to save a life by becoming certified in adult CPR at the Bluffton Public Library on Saturday, March 19, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Participants will receive a two year adult CPR certification upon the completion of the class.

Participants must register by Friday, March 11, and a fee of $40 is due at registration. The class, which is limited to 10 participants, is open to people ages 14 years old and above. Don't miss this opportunity to help protect the ones you love.

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The big chill

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 10:53pm
The big chill

Winter has a chilling effect on the electric meter on Bluffton's First National Bank office.

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Can't spell a word? Ask Elizabeth Nisly - Allen County spelling bee champ

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 10:16pm
Elizabeth Nisly smiles behind her spelling bee trophy

What do the words slave, denim, cobalt, idiom, hyphen, algebra, opossum, dichotomy and aggregate have in common?

Here's what: Twelve-year-old seventh grader Elizabeth Nisly spelled each word correctly on her way to become Bluffton's first-ever Allen County spelling bee champ this past weekend.

The title advances her to a regional spelling bee contest on March 19 at OSU-Lima. There the top three middle school spellers from six or seven counties compete.

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A real HAM

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 5:47pm

Here's an amateur radio plate that The Icon spotted in the Community Market parking lot.

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Regional news
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You can have your pie and eat it too Friday evening at Maple Crest

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 5:33pm

By Kirstie Runion, Bluffton University Icon Intern

Peanut cream, hickory nut, chocolate, pecan, coconut cream-the list of entries in this year's Maple Crest Pie Baking Contest can make anyone's mouth water.

"Who doesn't want a warm pie after a winter like this?" said Julie Stratton, director of marketing and public relations at Maple Crest.

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Andrea Spallinger, BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2011 - 8:27am
Andrea Spalllinger

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Andrea Spallinger, a Bluffton High School senior, was named student of the month for January. Andrea is a member of SADD Club, Ebenezer Mennonite Youth Group, the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H and the Renaissance Committee.

She has also participated in girls' cross country and was named the most improved member of the team. She has received an academic award in Home Economics during the annual BHS academic awards assembly.

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