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Cenovus grant to fund invasive species removal at Bluffton University Nature Preserve

Posted by Staff on May 22, 2023 - 6:28am

Bluffton University was recently awarded $25,000 in grant funding from Cenovus Energy for invasive species removal at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve,10625 Augsburger Rd.

Dr. Ben Dolan, associate professor of biology and director of natural areas & plant collection at the University of Findlay, will serve as the project lead. The project aims to protect and conserve natural habitat in northwest Ohio as well as the local watershed.

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Bluffton University
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John Robert Davis taught at Arlington Schools

Posted by Staff on May 21, 2023 - 2:11pm

John Robert Davis, age 71, of Ada, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 9:58 a.m. at his residence, surrounded by his family. 

He was born on May 4, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio to the late Howard and Doris (Robertson) Davis.  On June 14, 1980, John married Theresa J. Phillians and she survives in Ada.  

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Obituaries
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Pirates, Pirates, Pirates

Posted by Paula Scott on May 21, 2023 - 10:35am

These Pirates don't say "cheese," they say "ARR!" Bluffton Elementary School students enjoyed field day events at Harmon Field on Friday, May 19. Note: they weren't ON the newly improved turf on the football field, they were playing around the football field. The Icon is a proud sponsor of field day t-shirts.

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Rita Jane Benroth was a homemaker

Posted by Staff on May 21, 2023 - 9:23am

Rita Jane Benroth, 65, passed away May 19, 2023 at her residence. Jane was born September 19, 1957 in Fostoria to Harry F.and Margaret M. (Ostrander) Swartz.  On July 13, 1990 she married Scott Benroth who preceded her in death on May 21, 2020. 

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Obituaries
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Weekend Doctor: Headaches

Posted by Staff on May 21, 2023 - 9:13am

By Loreen Morris, APRN-CNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Blanchard Valley Pain Management

Although cephalgia (headache) is considered one of the most prevalent health complaints, the substantial societal and individual burden associated with headaches is often overlooked.

In fact, it is estimated that headaches account for approximately 20 percent of lost workdays and cost an average of $100 million per year. 

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Health Services
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Who started Bluffton High School street painting?

Posted by Staff on May 21, 2023 - 8:39am

Tom Bell, member of the Bluffton High School class of 1965, wrote this story on how street painting in front of Bluffton High School first began. This story is included in the book, “A Good Place To Miss – Bluffton Stories 1900-1975.” Copies are available at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

By Tom Bell

Ron “Gridley” Steiner actually masterminded the entire deployment. He recruited an unlikely group of artists to carry out his plan. Dick Herr, Larry Moser and I were selected for no obvious rhyme or reason.

We borrowed paint from our parents and mixed it all together. Barn white, porch gray and clothesline pole silver did the trick.

Security, or not getting caught, was a major concern. We knew that Carter Shisler of the police department would be on patrol. We also knew that he would cruise past the high school and use Maple Grove Cemetery as his turn around. We considered locking him in the cemetery, but since Wade Bechtel had experienced that, the police had been alternating the gates they entered.

Finally, after several creative plans were scuttled, it was decided that Larry Moser would be the lookout. He was to hide behind the ivy growing on the school.

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Historical Bluffton
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