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T.R. Steiner: "Let clay be clay"

You might call him Maple Crest's artist in residence
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 1:41pm

Maple Crest Senior Living Village doesn’t have an official Artist in Residence, but T.R. Steiner is as close as it gets. 

Click here to visit his website.

Maintenance supervisor for the 18-acre independent and assisted living community, Steiner credits his mechanical skills with the ability to craft prize-winning ceramic pieces. 

Like painting, clearing snow and doing general repairs, working in clay is also a process.  Having an engineering mentality is a plus in this art form, according to Steiner.

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Former Bluffton resident Joy Savage Harris in first-ever triathalon

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 11:24am

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.

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P-G's Riley Larcom receives OHSAA scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 11:09am

Riley Larcom, Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate, is among 199 recent high school graduates to receive a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1,000 from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system, which rewards students for grade point averages; class rank; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; and individual and team athletic honors.

The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the OHSAA’s six athletic districts.

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Family Space Camps at your local library

Posted by LizGH on June 25, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, June 28 at 1 p.m. 

Registration is required. 

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Looks like a set-up

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 4:29pm

Derek Dukes wa a popular attraction during Saturday's Shirley's downtown birthday party. Derek sat in the dunk tank for a time, and judging by the distance between the bull's eye and the pitching mound, Derek took several dunks during the morning. Watch the Icon for more photos all week of the Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn event.

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26 pies later, here are the top 3

Relay for Hope pie auction generates $1,438 for American Cancer Society
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 4:06pm

Pitty goes out to Daniel Tinch and Jesse Blackburn. They had to judge 26 pies in Relay for Hope pie contest. The event concluded with a pie auction that generated $1,438 – at nearly $40 per pie– to the American Cancer Society.

• First place - April Dorman of Bluffton, rhubarb meringue
• Second place - Kathy Smith of Arlington, peach-mango
• Third place - Mikayla Norway of Arlington, mixed berry

Dave Warren was the auctioneer. Prizes were donated by Findlay's Whirlpool, Thrivent Financial and the Trenton Avenue Wal-Mart.

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