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Visit the zoo and head into space - plus lots more in July at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 6, 2016 - 4:07pm

There’s still time to participate in the Bluffton Public Librtary summer program and reading challenge this year: “Our Library, Our Community: Healthy Together.”

This year’s theme has an emphasis on supporting a healthy body, mind and spirit through library programs, materials, and services for all ages.

To participate in the Summer Reading Challenge, simply register in person at the library.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Darryl Nester named NCAA Division III Far Fellow

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 6, 2016 - 3:47pm

Bluffton University Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Darryl Nester has been selected as a 2016 NCAA Division III FAR Fellow and will attend the FAR Fellows Institute.

Nester has been a mathematics professor at Bluffton for the past 24 years and the school’s Faculty Athletic Representative for the past four years.

The FAR Fellows Institute was launched in 2010 and aims to increase the effectiveness of Division III FARs at campus, conference and national levels.

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Bluffton University
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Meet the Bluffton swim team

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 6, 2016 - 3:34pm

Here's Bluffton's swim team - the Sardines. They will host and compete in this weekend's Western Ohio Aquatic League swim meet championships on Friday and Saturday at the Bluffton pool. Click here for a story about the league event that will bring over 2,500 persons to Bluffton.

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Make that 4 boys, 9 girls born at Bluffton Hospital since May 19

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 6, 2016 - 12:34pm

Here are births reported from the Bluffton Hospital from May 19 to July 1.

CLICK HERE for photos.

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People
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1950s-era Bluffton merchant basketball squad

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 6, 2016 - 12:10pm

You'll recognize several athletes in this team photo. It's a Bluffton merchant's team that could have been sponsored by Triplett or Bluffton Stone Quarry taken in the mid-1950s.

Standing from left, Harry Klay, Keith Kirtland, Romanus Zuercher, Ken Moser and Lynn Schfkee.

Front from left, Don Oates, Don Schmidt, Morris Groman, Art Hilty and Dick Rocky.

Thes players were Bluffton High School graduates between the years 1944 and 1951. The photo was taken in the old BHS gym, where the team played.

(Don Schmidt photo collection)

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Historical Bluffton
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Didn't see James Bond or Danny Ocean, but we left the casino with $$ in our pocket

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 5, 2016 - 8:38pm

The Icon editor recently took a mini-vacation, visiting his daughter in Cincinnati. Among exploits was a visit to Jack’s Casino. This is an account of that adventure.

By Fred Steiner

Knowing nothing about cards and less about other games of chance, my daughter, Anne, and I decided to have some fun. We made a date with Jack’s Casino.

It’s pretty simple. Pick a slot machine. Drop in coins. Pull lever. Watch money pour out. So we thought.

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