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Plaughter update from Haiti

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2010 - 9:10am

(From Barbara and Arliss Plaugher in Haiti)

Note: This message was sent to several persons in Bluffton, including The Icon, and to St. John's United Church of Christ members.

I called American Airlines and we are still scheduled to fly Friday and Saturday, if the tower at the PAP airport is up.

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Dave and Carol Speicher letter to editor

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2010 - 9:02am

Bluffton Icon:

Carol and I happened to find the Bluffton Icon through Dean Neiswander's obit. It's very interesting and we come back to it almost daily to get updated Bluffton information. Best of luck in your endeaver!

Dave and Carol Speicher

[email protected]

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Free H1N1 vaccine given here Feb. 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2010 - 8:52am

The Allen County Health Department will hold an H1N1 flu vaccine clinic at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. Bluffton, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, according to Tonya Meyer, Center director.

The clinic is from 9 to 11 a.m. "The shots are free and available to everyone. If you have questions about the vaccine, please contact the Allen County Health Department at 419-228-4636," said Meyer.

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Previte's son-in-law covering Ukrainian presidential elections for NPR

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2010 - 8:46am

A voice with an interesting Bluffton connection will be heard provide a news story aired on National Public Radio (NPR) this weekend.

David Green, executive foreign correspondent for NPR, will report from Kiev, Ukraine, on the presidential elections in the Ukraine. Green's wife, Rose Previte, is the daughter of Peter and Jeanne Previte of Ada. Jeanne Previte owns Jeanne's Kitchen on Vine Street, Bluffton.

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1-13-10 Ice on the National

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2010 - 8:42pm
1-13-10 Ice on the National

JACK FROST AT WORK

While many of us find Jack Frost's work on their vehicles on most winter mornings, Jack is alway busy elsewhere. This photo may surprise you. It's an enlargement of ice that has formed on the surface of the National Quarry.

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Jan. 18 Bluffton benefit lunch assists New Orleans group

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2010 - 6:02pm

A Martin Luther King Day benefit lunch, with all proceeds going to the Fight Back Center, New Orleans, La., is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $5 for youth under 12 and free for pre-school youth, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick.

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