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Winter got you down? Check out these free BFR classes

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 4:12pm

More free wellness-related programs are offered this week through Bluffton Family Recreation (BFR). On Jan. 21 (Thursday), Senior Adults are welcome for a morning discussion of Healthy Eating. The discussion will be held from 11 a.m. until about11:45 a.m. and will feature important information about dietary needs of older adults.

Also on Thursday, adults are welcome to a free open session of volleyball. The BFR gym will be available for drop-in volleyball play from 8-10 p.m. On Friday, Jan. 22, the public is invited to use the BFR indoor track from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Come in please

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 3:52pm
KC8ISC

This is KC8ISC, do you read me? This plate belongs on an amateur radio operator,

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Regional news
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Game review: "Okami" deserves an "A"

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 3:23pm

TEH. BEST. GAMES. EVAR.
By Andr'e Swartley

Issue #8
Okami
Developer: Clover Studios
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Playstation 2, Wii
Rating: T for Teen

I mentioned Hideki Kamiya's masterpiece Okami in my Holiday Buyer's Guide before Christmas, but I won't let that preclude the full review this game deserves. And what better time than now, with Kamiya's newest game, Bayonetta, being released Jan. 5.

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Columnists
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Ted Kohli 1930-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 1:48pm
Teed Kohli

Bluffton native Theodore R. "Do Do" Kohli,79, died at 11:28 a.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at his residence on North Jackson Street.

He was born April 6, 1930, to Maurice R. and Genevieve Austin Kohli, Sr. On July 22, 1950, he married Shirley J. Weyer and she died June 12, 1989.

Mr. Kohli retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 776. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Eagles Aerie 370, Lima, He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1948.

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Obituaries
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Licensed massage therapist newest Icon advertiser

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 3:41am

The Icon welcomes its newest advertiser to today's home page. Joy Stemen, licensed massage therapist, became an advertiser on Jan. 18. She makes home visits and offers massages by appointment. Her telephone number is 419-377-1298. Persons may also contact her by e-mail at [email protected]. Businesses or individuals wishing to advertise in The Icon may contact us at [email protected].

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People
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1-17-10 The winter dew

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2010 - 10:49pm
1-17-10 The winter dew

FROM SNOW TO MELT

That fickle Ohio winter. One week it's 20 degrees; the next its 42 and foggy. That's was the condition of things Sunday morning. The snow that had covered treets and everything else began to melt. The result was tree branches dripping with dew.

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