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The Black Swamp Bistro Van Wert, will host this month’s Lincoln Highway Association Western Ohio Chapter meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18. 

After attendees order dinner individually from the menu, Cincinnati author Denny Gibson will present a program at 7 p.m., discussing his newly published book, “By Mopar to the Golden Gate, A 50 Year Old Car On a 100 Year Old Road.”  

Gibson, an avid traveler, will discuss his 2013 Lincoln Highway journey from New York to California driving a 1963 Plymouth Valiant convertible. The public is invited.

The student of the month for January at Bluffton High School is Katie Jo Breidenbach, daughter of Troy and Cindy Breidenbach of Bluffton.

Katie Jo is a senior and has a GPA of 3.561.

She is a member of the high school choir, chamber choir, show choir and a member of the University of Findlay Orchestra.

Bluffton Hospital is offering special colon cancer screening days for the convenient scheduling of colonoscopies. Upcoming screening days will be held Monday, February 24 and Saturday, March 15. Appointments are limited. To schedule an appointment, call Bluffton Hospital at 419-369-2365.

Colon cancer screening is recommended every 10 years for both men and women between the ages of 50 and 75. If family history or other risk factors exist, earlier screening may be recommended. Call Bluffton Hospital or ask your doctor for more information.

Weather conditions are never a factor in playing Frisbee football on the old college baseball diamond. Here's a game in progress with plenty of snow on defense.

By Caitlin Nearhood, Icon intern

Paula Pyzik Scott of Bluffton recently began operating her business, PS Editorial Services, to meet the needs of local individuals and businesses. Scott, who holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Michigan, specializes in light, medium, or heavy copy editing, web content management, compilation services, proofreading of final copy, and English as a Second Language (ESL) or American English services. She also possesses 19 years of editorial experience.

By Greg Denecker, Bluffton schools superintendent

Note: The winter school district newsletter was mailed earlier this week. Here is the lead column by Superintendent Denecker. The entire newsletter is avialable in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

I think we are all hoping for some warmer weather and looking forward to spring! Delays and cancellations have wreaked havoc on many families' schedules, so the hope is that better weather is right around the corner.

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