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Proposed OHSAA tournament division changes vote fails

Posted by Reema Bazzy on May 17, 2013 - 6:26pm

Seven of the nine proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association constitution and bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OHSAA member schools, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., has announced. Highlighting the voting was approval of a significant change to the transfer bylaw, but a proposal to change how schools are placed into their tournament divisions for team sports failed for the third consecutive year. Overall, changes were approved to two constitution items and five bylaw items.
                  

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Sports
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Charter Realty 100 Villanova open house Sunday

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2013 - 9:19am

Lisa Wenger, realtor with Charter Realty, announces an open house for a Blufton listing.

The open house is from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at 100 Villanova. Click here to view a flyer on the residence.

For more details contact:

Lisa Wenger, Realtor
Charter Realty
419-231-1823
lwenger@thewavz.com

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Business
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The Bluffton shuffleboard court is calling you! Check out Saturday's open house

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 10:09pm

The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club will host a free demonstration and open house for any adult interested in learning the game of shuffleboard or more about the Bluffton Club.

The event will be held Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. on the courts in Buckeye Park off Spring Street.

The club meets regularly throughout the summer for informal mixers on Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., Thursdays at 5 p.m., and hosts several state and local tournaments during the season.

Contact Ralph Peterson, president, at 419-365-5712 with any questions.

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News in Bluffton
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Here's the list: 33rd annual BHS academic award winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 9:44pm

Bluffton High School students were recognized at the 33rd annual Academic Awards Program held May 15 in the middle school cafetorium.

The award recipients follow:

ACADEMIC AWARDS PRESENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION

D.T.R. Industries Inc. Scholarship Mrs. Laura Jones
     (Aaron Basinger)

SHANNON Service Club of Bluffton Scholarships Mrs.Erin Burkholder
     (Megan Dulle & Delaney Reineke)

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People
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Celebration of Health offers free seminar May 20 on "Healing the Eye"

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 2:45pm

Healing the Eye is the topic of a free seminar at Celebration of Health on May 20.

Dr. Edward C. Kondrot, world-leading ophthalmologist from Dade City, Fla., will present a free seminar and book signing in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, Bluffton, at 6 p.m., Monday, May 20. 

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Business
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Lions Club "Burger Bash" Sunday at McDonald's

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 1:56pm

Bluffton Lions Club members invite Icon viewers to join in its "Burger Bash." The event is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at the Bluffton McDonald's.

Fifteen percent of all purchases between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the 19th will be donated to the Bluffton Lions Club when the customer shows a copy of the flyer in this story when making a purchase.

A printer-friendly attachment with the flyer is at the bottom of this story.

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News in Bluffton
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May 20 deadline to enter team in Friends of Library golf scramble

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 1:36pm

Friends of the Bluffton Public Library will hold their third annual golf scramble on Saturday, June 1, at the Bluffton Golf Club.

Teams are forming now. Registration forms are available by clicking here. To form a team or to offer a sponsorship or prize donation contact friends@blufftonpubliclibrary.org.

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Bluffton Public Library
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BHS photography students focus on photo story assignments

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 12:21pm

Bluffton High School students in a photography course have created photo stories this spring.

Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher and photography course instructor, forwarded several of these completed assignments to The Icon.

Several were posted earlier. Here are additional stories. (Open the attachments at the bottom.)

 

 

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People
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The Icons now members of Local Independent Online News Publishers

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 16, 2013 - 11:34am

The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon were accepted into membership this week of LION Publishers (Local Independent Online News Publishers).

This is the second online association that the Icons are members. The Icons also belong to the Online News Association (ONA).

 

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Iconoclast View
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Babies born at Bluffton Hospital in April

Posted by Reema Bazzy on May 16, 2013 - 10:15am

The following is a list of babies born at Bluffton Hospital from April 2 through April 30:

April 2 -Andrew Steven Warren Taber, son of Cassie Taber, 19 and a half inches long, 8 pounds and 10 ounces.

April 3 - Victoria Jane Herr, daughter of Mindy Herr, 19 and a half inches long, 7 pounds and 2 ounces.

April 4 - Braxton Michael Lieb, son of April and Chad Lieb, 9 pounds and 2 ounces.

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