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Interested in owning a piece of Bluffton church musical history?

The old St. Mary's pump organ is looking for a new home
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 3:23pm

Interested in owning a piece of Bluffton church musical history?

The organ in the “old” St. Mary’s Catholic Church could be yours. It has rested in a garage since the mid-1960s and needs a new home, according to its current caretaker, Betty Pakosz of Sylvania.

Older Bluffton residents will identify Betty as the daughter of Rita Hankish, who grew up in Bluffton, over a half-century past.

This summer Betty contacted the Icon, inquiring if we could assist finding a new home of the organ.

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Regional news
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UVAHSC

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 10:48am

The Icon's poetic license is not limited to Ohio plates. Here's one  we spotted recently on a Virginia vehicle. We've translated it for viewers: UVA (University of Virginia), HSC (Hampden-Sydney College). The coat of arms is Hampden-Sydney's, a men's school in Virginia.

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Regional news
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Beaverdam Western Ohio station - 1910

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 10:23am

Here's a rare photograph of a electric interburban that stopped at the Beaverdam Western Ohio station. The year is 1910.

The trolley is headed to Lima from Bluffton. You can see the conductor in the car window. The Beaverdam Western Ohio station was at the intersection of the Nickel Plate steam railroad on what today is State Route 696.

This photo is a post card.

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Historical Bluffton
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Nygaard finishes 8th in field of 216 at Tiffin carnival

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 9:34am

By Cort Reynolds

TIFFIN - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished 14th out of 33 teams in race four of the Tiffin Cross Country Carnival Saturday at Hedges-Boyer Park.

Freshman Erik Nygaard finished a strong eighth in a field of 216 runners with a time of 17:48.1 to pace the Pirate harriers.

Junior Elijah Conley came in 33rd in 18:50.4. Freshman Wyatt Lovell ended up 119th in 20:28.1. Freshman Sam Derstine finished 122nd in 20:33.7. Sophomore Trey Boblitt was the fifth Pirate scorer, coming in 149th with a time of 21:37.4.

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Sports
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Erin Hotmire leads Bluffton netters at Elida Invite

Captured singles tournament crown with a 6-0, 6-2 title round win over Grace Lott of Van Wert
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 9:31am

By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton girls tennis team finished third in the four-team Elida Invitational at the Dennis Schwinnen Courts Saturday.

Van Wert took first with 16 points, followed by Celina (10), Bluffton (8) and host Elida (2).

Pirate senior Erin Hotmire captured the singles tournament crown with a 6-0, 6-2 title round win over Grace Lott of Van Wert to lift her record to 10-2 this season.

Bluffton plays a dual match at Elida Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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Sports
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2 overnight trip requests on Monday's agenda

7th graders at Camp Berry; 8th graders to D.C.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2019 - 8:09pm

Bluffton school board will act on two overnight trip requests for middle school students planned later this school year.

Action is part of Monday’s school board agenda. The two overnight requests have become traditions in the middle school. They are:

• Seventh grade Camp Berry trip – Outdoor school at Camp Berry, Arlington, from Oct. 16-18.

• Eighth grade Washington, D.C. trip – from May 18 to 21, 2020.

The agenda also includes action on several substitute and supplemental contracts.

Monday’s agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

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Public Meetings
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