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Winning caption: Hey Mom! Did you look both ways before crossing?

Teresa Zimmerly came up with, "Hey Mom! Did you look both ways before crossing?" to win the recent Icon write a caption contest.

This contest had over 30 entries, and the competition was tough. Teresa wins five passes to the Shannon Theatre. 

Watch for our next caption contest coming very soon.

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Bluffton pool now open to all swimmers

And, season passes now on sale

Bluffton Community Swimming Pool is now open to the general public – meaning an expansion from the initial limitation to Bluffton-only swimmers.

The decision to open the pool to the wider community came from the village park and recreation board late last week.

The decision came after assessing patron admissions in its first week of swimming.

The pool will still remain limited to 100 swimmers at a time and 125 persons in the pool area.

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Ada cancels summer football fest' and Harvest and Herb fest'

LSO pops concert moved to Labor Day

FROM ADA ICON - Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announced this morning that it will cancel two summer festivals:

•  Made in Ada Football Festival, 
originally set for Saturday, Aug. 22

• Harvest and Herb Festival, 
originally set for Saturday, Sept. 26

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Going up, coming down

Buckeye Park is open for the summer. One of the favorite activities is climbing up the slide, sliding down and starting all over again.

1978 Bluffton College softball team

Bluffton College women's softball team during the 1978 season.

Front from left, Audrey Ervin, Kit Byal, Judy Stutzman, Barb Fiely, Bev Whitaker, Jan Althaus, Sue Cramer andKathy Schroer.

Standing from left, Sherry King, coach, Chris Fraber, Julie Dworetsky, Denise Miller, Pris Funk, Sherry Breilmaier, Linda Heimann, Jean Chamberlin and Matt Creamer, student assistant. Missing, Lori Gratz, manager.

Greyden Wells memorial on June 17

Greyden Jack Wells, 2 1/2 died Thursday, June 11, after battle with pediatric cancer.
He is survived by his mothers, Beth and Jackie Wells; siblings, B. and Noah Taylor; host brother and best friend, Niladri Aich; grandparents, Jack and Kathy Wells, Scott and Kim Helberg, Randall and Deborah Gross; great-grandparents, Jerry and Barbara Johnston, as well numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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