Bluffton was the bicycle capital of Ohio on Saturday. The fifth annual Bluffton Ride to Remember attracted bikers from across Ohio and beyond. Here's the 8 a.m. mass start. Several bikers started their route earlier in the morning. Neil Hauenstein lead the pack on the high-wheeler. Watch the Icon for more photos all weeklong.
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A mandatory fall sports player/parent meeting for 7th to 12th grade students and a parent takes place in Bluffton High School at 7 p.m, Monday, July 29. Athletes must have up-to-date physicals before they may start practice on Aug. 1.
Four Bluffton swim team seniors were recognized during this past weekend's Western Ohio Aquatic League championships. The entire list of league seniors follows:
Ada Alligators:
Ethan Daniels
After the first day of competition Bluffton Sardines swim team is vying for the lead in the Western Ohio Aquatics League championships
Joy Savage Harris, 2004 Bluffton High School graduate, ran in her first-ever triathalon.
She competed in the Rock Hall Sprint Triathalon held in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 2.
Her times are in the attachment below.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton summer swim team swept visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Ada on an overcast Monday evening.
Bluffton whipped the Ada boys 473-148, while the girls defeated the Alligator ladies 441-203.
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Here's the confirmation class at St. John's E & R Church (United Church of Christ) in 1956.
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Hilda M. Young, 89, died July 21, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. Hilda was born Nov. 23, 1929, in Ada to the late Coy and Mabel (Scoles) Binkley. On Oct. 15, 1948, she married Edison "Eddie" Young and they were married for 62 years prior to his death on Oct.
Icon viewers are invited to a community picnic hosted by First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and Rockport United Methodist Church.
The picnic is at 5 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at the Buckeye park. Members of the host congregations will bring hot and cold dishes to share.
Wilma J. Sanyi, 83, died July 20, 2019, at her residence. Wilma was born July 19, 1936, in Beaverdam to the late Raymond and LaDonna (Williams) Zimmerman. On July 24, 1990, she married Julius "Jay" Sanyi who preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2010.
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The Icon spotted this plate - guess where - on a 1970 Cadillac. It was a display plate in the rear window of the vehicle on display at the Ada cruise in on Saturday. Owner is Cheryl Geer of Ada. A very beautiful vehicle.
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