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Bluffton University's opening convocation - Regarding race: author tells her story

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2013 - 6:37pm

Lorene Cary’s 1972 introduction to a prestigious New England prep school was similar in some ways to the Aug. 27 welcome afforded first-year Bluffton University students, the author told the students at Bluffton’s opening convocation that morning.

At the same time, though, it was very different.

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Bluffton University
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35 bar bells on BFR's birthday cake - and lots of classes planned this fall

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2013 - 6:25pm

BFR begins its 35th year of recreational programming this fall, according to Carole Enneking, director.

BFR offers fitness options, sport conditioning and development programs, plus leagues for adult and youth.  BFR Sports & Fitness was established in 1978 as a non-profit organization that would provide a variety of activities, classes and leagues for the Bluffton area.

CHECK OUT THE BFR FALL NEWSLETTER - ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Adult fitness

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Regional news
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Alert: People crossing

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2013 - 6:16pm

There's a new warning sign in town. It alerts drivers on Augsburger Road that persons cross the road from Willow Ridge to Maple Crest. The signs were installed recently by the village.

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Wild

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2013 - 6:56pm

French Impressionist painter Claude Monet would have loved this scene of wild flowers. You can see it, too. It's in the front lawn at 7333 County Line Road, south of Bluffton.

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Most Bluffton AEP Ohio electric customers will become Firstenergy Solutions Corp customers in September

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2013 - 6:35pm

Confused by the Aug. 19 letter you may have received from AEP Ohio? Don't be.

Most Bluffton AEP Ohio users received the letter informing them that a switch is being made from AEP to Firstenergy Solutions Corp. as their new electricity supplier.

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Regional news
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Steiner and Granger provides update on Affordable Care Act

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2013 - 6:04pm

As we are closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the opening of the Public and Private Health Insurance Exchanges starting Oct. 1, there are still many missing pieces to the puzzle, according to Daryl Steiner of Steiner and Granger Insurance and Financial Services.

"Steiner and Granger, will do its best to help put those pieces in place for our current and future clients as we move forward into this new era of healthcare insurance," Steiner told The Icon.

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Regional news
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