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Women's Ride to Vote Oct. 17

Hundreds of absentee ballots to be delivered to election boards
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2020 - 6:19am

On Saturday, Oct. 17, hundreds of voters in five counties will participate in a rally and ride to highlight the importance of early voting, culminating in a ceremonial delivery of ballots to the county boards of elections. 

Participants will gather at the Bluffton Democrat headquarters at 216 W. Elm St., at 10 a.m. for a lineup of speakers that includes female lawyers, activists, youth and politicians. After the rally, people with absentee ballots and supporters will drive in caravans to their boards of elections and submit their ballots at the drop box. 

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A nostalgic ride back to Estefan’s glory days

Icon music review: Brazil305 - Gloria Estefan
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2020 - 6:15am

Reviewed by Craig Hoffman
Gloria Estefan released Brazil305 in August 2020. It is the fourteenth studio album by the three-time Grammy Award winning Cuban-American singer. It is also her first album since the 2013 release of Standards.

Estefan pioneered the first Latin pop explosion, paving the way for artists like Ricky Martin and Shakira. Her earlier works combined pop, R&B, salsa, and Latin funk with great success. It’s perfect timing for the album as Latin pop music is once more en vogue in the music world.

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Kohli homestead real estate and antique auction Oct. 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 8, 2020 - 2:17pm

A Kohli homestead real estate and antique auction, takes place Saturday, 10 a.m., Oct. 17, at 1240 State Route 12, Mt. Cory. Harley and Hal Jackson, Craig Thomas auctioneers are the auctioneers. Auction details are above. www.HarleyandHalJacksonAuctions.com

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Ada boys hoop coach Dre White resigns

Ada varsity assistant Rick Sherrick, a long-time coach in the area, also resigns
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 8, 2020 - 1:41pm

By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - With basketball season just around the corner, Ada boys head coach Dre White surprisingly announced he was stepping down from his post after four seasons as Bulldog mentor this week.

"First and foremost I would like to thank Ken Jochims, the AD at the time I was hired, for taking a chance on a young coach back then," said White. 

"Coaching here the last four seasons is an experience I will value and cherish," he continued. "It was not how I envisioned my time at Ada to conclude."

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Follow your path

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 8, 2020 - 1:27pm

Bluffton is becoming a pedestrian and bike friendly community. The map with the purple line demonstrates that very clearly. Those purple lines show the pedestrian and bike paths in the community. These include the Lions Way Bike and Pedestrian Pathway and the Triplett Bike Path.

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A record number of Ohioans have requested an absentee ballot

2.1 million absentee ballot applications received by Ohio boards of elections
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 8, 2020 - 1:04pm

On the first day of early voting and with just four weeks until Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 2,154,235 absentee ballot applications have been received by county boards of elections statewide.

This includes 21,570 requests from military and overseas voters whose absentee ballots began to be mailed Sept. 18.

All other absentee ballots were mailed on Oct. 6. Over the past week, 158,839 new absentee ballot requests were submitted by Ohio voters. Totals from early in-person voting will be included in next week’s release.

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