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Red Cross blood drive Thursday at St. Mary's

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 4, 2010 - 11:59am

Bluffton's next America Red Cross blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 160 N. Spring St.

How to Donate Blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

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Underclass members of BHS homecoming court

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 4, 2010 - 9:59am

Freshmen, sophomore and junior attendants in the 2010 Bluffton High School homecoming court are from left, Ashley Baker and Drake Luginbuhl, freshmen; Anna Crisp and Kyle Huber, sophomores; and Carissa Luginbill and Keshaun Hughes, juniors. BHS homecoming is Friday. A 6 p.m. parade will take place on Main Street on Friday. Tomorrow The Icon will print the photos of the senior king and queen candidates.

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Here's the 2010 Bluffton High School homecoming court

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 4, 2010 - 6:25am

Bluffton High School will celebrate its 2010 homecoming on Friday and Saturday. Members of the homecoming court have been selected by BHS students. The 2010 king and queen will be announced in a pre-game ceremony Friday on Harmon Field.

Members of the court follow:

Seniors
Evania Bonifaz is the daughter of Sonia and Juan Bonifaz, 350 County Line Road, Bluffton. She is a member of SADD, Math Club, Spanish Club and Art Class. She plans to attend Cedarville University and pursue Air Force ROTC.

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Walking for CROP

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2010 - 7:15pm

Bluffton's annual CROP Walk occurred under cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 50s on Sunday. That's didn't deter volunteers who walked the route to raise funds for water projects worldwide. Many of the Bluffton volunteers carried a gallon of water with them to emphasis the need for improved water availability worldwide.

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15 minutes with Ike, The Icon iconclast

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2010 - 9:16am
Ike the Iconoclast

15 minutes with Ike, the Iconoclast, miniature schnauzer

Tell me about yourself, Ike.

I'm Ike, a miniature schnauzer. I'm the mascot of The Bluffton Icon.

Really?
Yes, and there's lot more. I'm actually the brains behind the project.

How is that?
I come up with story ideas, photo ideas and the political stance of the Icon.

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Dr. Terry Chappell Oct. 8 chamber breakfast speaker

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 3, 2010 - 5:02am

Dr. Terry Chappell of Celebration of Health, is the October Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting speaker. The free chamber breakfast is at 7:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 8, in the third floor of the town hall.

The meeting is open to the public. Persons planning to attend must send RSVPs by Wednesday to [email protected].

Also on the October meeting agenda:

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