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Bluffton Boy Scouts celebrate cenetennial, hold Court of Honor

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 5:26pm

By Dr. Darrell Groman

After two snow storm - related postponements, Bluffton Boy Scout Troop #256 held their Court of Honor on Tuesday, February 23rd at 8:00 P.M. The troop, family and friends packed the third floor council chambers at the Town Hall for the 8 o'clock ceremony.

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Book review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster...you never know what will happen next

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 5:03pm

Review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
By Kerry Bush

"The family of Dashwood had been settled in Sussex since before the Alteration, when the waters of the world grew cold and hateful to the sons of man, and darkness moved on the face of the deep."

So begins Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, a book that, like its predecessor Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, takes a classic tale of romance and adds to it the element of monsters.

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Two people or a message?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 3:52pm
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Your guess is as good as ours. Is it the combination of two people's initials or a cryptic message? We spotted this plate in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot.

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Middle school students earn several honors at science and engineering fair

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 3:39pm

On March 6, seven Bluffton Middle School students competed at the Northwest Ohio Science and Engineering Fair in Archbold, Ohio. The seven students are Courtney Barnett, Jonah Bourassa, Josh Bracy, Landon Cluts, Andrew Hoff, Audrey Marshall and Samantha Rhonemus.

There were 107 students representing northwest Ohio competing for awards in numerous categories and from a variety of sponsors.

"All of these students put many, many hours into their projects and several were recipients of cash and prizes,"according to Scott Hoff.

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Ryan Lowry inducted into Mortar Board National Honor Society

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 3:14pm

Ryan Lowry of Bluffton and staff member of The Bluffton Icon, has been inducted into the Aurora Chapter of Mortar Board at Ohio Northern University based on his excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.

Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Since its founding in 1918, the organization has grown from the four founding chapters to 213 chapters and more than 230,000 initiated members across the nation.

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Letter: Census form is simple and easy

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2010 - 3:08pm

Icon viewers:

Completing the 2010 Census Questionnaire: Simple and Safe. The 2010 Census questionnaire ask only a few simple questions of each person- name, relationship, gender, age and date of birth, race and whether the respondent owns or rents his or her home.

This simple, short questionnaire takes just a few minutes to complete and return by mail. The Census Bureau does not release or share information that identifies individual respondents or their household.

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