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EMS responses to nearly 40 calls in February

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2016 - 6:56am

Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief, provided the Icon with the February EMS docket.
  BLUFFTON EMS DOCKET FEBRUARY 2016

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Senior citizens - Lions Club pancake-sausage benefit on March 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2016 - 6:47am

All the pancakes you can eat.
 
The Bluffton Senior Citizens-Bluffton Lions Club Foundation pancake and sausage benefit is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 12, at the Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.
 
One ticket gets you all the pancakes and whole hog sausage you can eat. The menu also includes coffee, tea or milk and applesauce.
 
Pre-sale tickets are $6 and $7 at the door. Children through age 4 are free when admitted with an adult.
 
Contact any Lion member for advance tickets.
 
 
 

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Events
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February's high temperature reading was 69 degrees

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2016 - 6:13am

Surprise!
 
February was warmer than normal.
 
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora, weather observer, February’s normal average temperature is 28.6 degrees. Not this year. February 2016 was a heat wave month at 32.2 degrees average daily temperature.
 
The high temp was 69 on Feb. 20 and the low was zero on Feb. 13.  The only noticeable snow was five days with “traces” with a mere 3.6 inches on the entire month.
 
February’s normal average precipitation is 2.02 inches. This year it was 1.82 inches.
 

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Regional news
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Elementary volleyball camp registration underway at BFR

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2016 - 6:00am

Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for 4th to 6th grade volleyball camp planned April 9 to May 14.
 
The camp includes skill assessment of players who are then grouped into teams. Practice takes place once per week. Each team finishes the week with a Saturday game. The camp is held at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.
 
Registration is available on line at www.bfronline.net.  The cost is $50 per camper, or $10 off with a BFR membership. Registration ends April 2.
 
 

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Here's Jeanne's Kitchen lunch specials March 1-4

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 1, 2016 - 9:19pm

Lunch Specials for March 1-4 at Jeanne's Kitchen.

~Tuesday~ Open 11-1 p.m.
*Chicken Rice Soup
*Stacked Ham
*Turkey Reuben
*Fresh Mozzarella Spinach Salad

~Wednesday~ Open 11-1 p.m.
*Potato Soup
*Perch Platter
*Italian Roast Beef
*Blueberry Pear Salad

~Thursday~
*Broccoli Cheddar Soup
*Pork Tenderloin
*Chicken Pot Pie
*Pecan Apple Salad

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Columnists
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Bluffton softball ready for trip to Florida

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 1, 2016 - 7:24pm

March 1, 2016
By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

HCAC Pre-season Coaches Poll

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team has some big shoes to fill in the coming season. New head coach Marissa McDaniel takes the reins of a program that went 26-16 and finished second in the Heartland Conference in the regular season with a team that consisted of six key seniors.

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Bluffton University
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