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Is downsizing right for you?

Active Aging with Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:58pm

Downsizing is a hot topic among older adults. 

In a recent conversation via the Empower'd Aging Group on Facebook, we asked the 'ASK ME ANYTHING' expert, Thomesa Lydon, founder of Lydon Senior Pathways, questions about relocation and downsizing. 

Question: "What's the first piece of advice you give someone when they hope to downsize?"

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Health Services
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Meet Coach Logan Wells at Bluffton; his dad, Coach Brady Wells at Hanover

Coaching runs in the Wells family
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:53pm

Coaching runs in the family.

No one exemplifies that statement more than the Wells dynasty. With three generations of collegiate coaches in the family, two are currently at the helm of two Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) programs.

Hanover College head cross country coach Brady Wells and Bluffton University head cross country coach Logan Wells have made it a family business.

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Bluffton University
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Icon movie review: Black Panther

It's a film worthy of celebration for generations
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:10pm

The news of Chadwick Boseman’s death at the age of 43 – coupled with the knowledge that he privately suffered from colon cancer for a number of years – shocked many in the film community and anyone who had been a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

One of the MCU’s greatest strengths is that it was able to deliver fan-pleasing experiences across multiple movies in the extended film canon. 

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Columnists
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Meet the junior high Pirates

First in a series of Bluffton fall sports team photos
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 1:43pm

This is the first in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows the following teams below:
• Junior high football
• Junior high cross country
• Junior high cheerleaders
• 7th grade volleyball
• 8th grade volleyball

Watch the Icon for varsity team photos coming next.

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Sports
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GROB hosts apprenticeship webinar Oct. 2

Airs on MFG Day 2020
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 10:12am

GROB’s apprenticeship team will host a live webinar from 1 to  2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, for persons interested in learning more about GROB Systems and its apprenticeship program.

The webinar airs on MFG Day 2020 (Manufacturing Day 2020).

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Regional news
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Native and invasive plant species Zoom program Sept. 23

Transition Bluffton and Johnny Appleseed Park District land stewards program
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 9:43am

Join Transition Bluffton and Johnny Appleseed Park District land stewards, Anne Smedley and Austin Roby, for an informative presentation on native and invasive plant species in Bluffton.

The event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom.  

Anne and Austin will share information on native plant species that enhance wildlife habitat, including information on seeding and planting. They will also discuss some of the most problematic invasive species found in our area, including techniques for removing these species.  

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Events
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