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Taste my chili

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 4:29pm

Bluffton area women were winners in the chili cookoff at Allen County Fair. 1st place Katie Hohenbrink, Bluffton; 2nd place, Barb Hohenbrink, Columbus Grove; 3rd place, Dawn Fisher, Harrod; and Honorable Mention, Laura Bellman, Bluffton. (Photo and information from Vicki Hauenstein)

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Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club achieves success at fair

Here's the awards members received
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 3:54pm

Note: Send Allen County Fair award lists to [email protected]
Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club members achieved much success at the Allen County Junior Fair. Here is a list of fair results from its members.

Braeden Ackerman
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A

Cierra Ackerman
Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A, Fourth Place Senior Poultry Showmanship
Growing with the Seasons – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner       

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My Own Back Yard Herbs & Flowers offers more than just plants

Meet Bluffton Farmers Market vendors
Posted by LizGH on August 23, 2019 - 2:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio." 

In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.

This week's feature vendor is My Own Back Yard Herbs & Flowers.

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Boys' soccer: Four goals in the first eight minutes

Bluffton crushes Evergreen
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 11:09am

By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton boys soccer team scored four goals in the first eight minutes and rolled to a 10-0 blowout win over Evergreen Thursday evening in the semifinals of the Kickoff Tournament at Elida.

The Pirates improved to 2-0 with their second straight shutout win. They play an opponent TBA in the Kickoff tourney finals Saturday.

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Bluffton predicted for 4th place HCAC volleyball finish

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2019 - 6:01am

Following a vote of league coaches, Transylvania University was selected to repeat as Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Champions in the 2019 Volleyball Preseason Poll.

Bluffton is predicted a fourth place finish.

The Pioneers earned nine first place votes, with 99 points. Transy had an impressive 2018 campaign, with a 15-11 overall record and a league mark of 8-1 that clinched the HCAC Regular Season title.

Listed below is the 2019 HCAC Volleyball Preseason Poll and the 2019 HCAC Players to Watch. 

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 Bluffton Lions will hold eye screening

Posted by LizGH on August 23, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Lions Club members will hold eye screening for Kindergarteners and pre-school youth Sept. 23 through Oct. 3. That announcement is one of several news items in the current Lions Club newsletter, attached below.

 

 

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