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Fall Bluffton Soccer Club signup ends June 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2016 - 9:22am

There's still time to sign up for Bluffton Soccer Club for the fall.

Open online registration is available now and ends on Saturday, June 25. For travel tryouts go to www.blufftonsoccer.com.

The cost per family is $50 for one child, $45 for the second child and $40 for the third. A $25 late fee is charged after June 25 if spots are still available.

 

 

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Sports
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Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary hosts Father’s Day pulled pork barbecue; tickets required in advance

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 5:35pm

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will host a Father’s Day pulled pork barbeque on Sunday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Harmon Road and Garau Street, Bluffton.

The event will feature a pulled pork meal with two sides prepared by Todd Larson.

Tickets are $8 and are available from any Auxilian or at Bluffton Hospital, the Black Lab or Greg’s Pharmacy. Tickets must be purchased in advanced.

For questions, call 419.423.5342 or email [email protected].

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Events
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That's using your head

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:23pm

A hairy woodpecker stops for lunch at the Icon bird feeder. Lunch today is homemade suet in a cage - to keep the blackbirds at bay.

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Alice Basinger on ONU music camp staff

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:14pm

By Monty Siekerman
FROM THE ADA ICON - One hundred music campers arrived on the ONU campus Sunday and will conclude their week of study and practice with concerts on Thursday and Friday in the Freed Center.

Ensemble concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The next evening the full choir, band, and orchestras perform at 8 p.m. The public is invited.

The camp, for students in grades 7-12, draws aspiring musicians from several states and Germany.

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People
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Donations from Citizens National and First National go a long way to help local United Way

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:09pm

Two Bluffton banks stepped up and assisted the Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township United Way in a very significant way, according to Neil Reichenbach. United Way treasurer.

He told The Icon, “The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township would like to give a big thank you to Citizens National Bank and First National Bank for helping toward our national United Way dues.”

Reichenbach said that each bank donated $500.  For the 2015-2016 campaign year, the national dues increased from $500 to $1,500.

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Regional news
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VBS at Riley Creek Baptist

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2016 - 4:07pm

Lacey Wagner colors a cross during craft time at Riley Creek Baptist Church. The church, located between Ada and Bluffton had 11 children enrolled at VBS on Tuesday. Ocean Commotion, Diving into Noah's Flood, was the theme of the four-day program this year. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Worship
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