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Bluffton's vehicle ghosts - I remember the cars from the 1940s and '50s

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2014 - 1:48pm

Rudi Steiner, a 1961 Bluffton High School graduate, may well deserve a master’s degree in Bluffton automotive science 1945-1961. During this period he watched who drove what and sometimes, why. Here’s a summary of the Bluffton’s chrome and fin vehicle age from one who observed it first hand. This column is reprinted from "Bluffton, A Good Place to Miss."

By Rudi Steiner

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Megan Ritter, Ian Moser, Brent Warren receive State FFA Degrees

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2014 - 11:33am

Three Cory-Rawson High School students received their State FFA Degrees in Columbus on May 2, 2014. Megan Ritter and Ian Moser will be starting their senior year at Cory-Rawson this fall. Brent Warren is a 2014 graduate and will be attending Eastern Kentucky University this fall.

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Free community meal June 25 in Pandora

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2014 - 11:29am

The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free community meal on Wednesday, June 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.

The meal this month is provided as a “Thank You” to the community by the Reichley/Diller family. The menu will be shredded chicken sandwich, side dish, chips, dessert and beverage.

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John and Esther Spaeth celebrate 50th

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2014 - 11:27am

John and Esther Spaeth will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15 with an open house hosted by their children at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jenera from 2-5 p.m.

They were married there by Pastor Donald Laude on June 15, 1964. John and Esther (Smith) were neighbors who attended Trinity. They had their first date after being on a Luther Society picnic committee together.

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Expand your reading horizon: Here's a summer book list to consider

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 11, 2014 - 8:33pm

The Icon invites you to consider a book reading list unlike most you've encountered. We invited our Bluffton University intern, Nnenna Onwukeme, to offer a reading list of African writers. Here's her list:

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Lots of fish stories follow Maple Crest's fishing derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 11, 2014 - 6:34pm

Go fish!

Over 220 Maple Crest residents, staff members, and their families turned out to fish at the Maple Crest pond on June 5. They also enjoyed a hot dog supper on the grill. 

Luther Shetler blasted the starting note for the derby on a shell horn and the first catch of the day was moments later by Richard Lasko. 

Others followed suit, with Mathias Klausing catching the longest fish of the day at 20 ½ inches, Elaina Helser catching the shortest fish at 2 ¾ inch, and Madie Treglia catching the most fish (eight).  

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