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Beavers earn AVCA Team Academic Award

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2015 - 2:27pm

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that 752 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2014-2015 season. This number once again breaks the previous year's total of 676 and sets a new all-time high for this award. 

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Everett Collier brings the Ride Across America to Bluffton for a day

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 9:43pm

7 p.m. program at First Mennonite Church, open to the public, enables bikers to share their stories.

Bluffton is Wednesday’s stop on the 2015 cross-country Fuller Center Bike Adventure: Ride Across America.

Nearly 50 bicyclists will pedal into town mid-morning from Winchester, Indiana, where they spent yesterday. The trip covers about 90 miles. They will be in Bluffton overnight.

Their Bluffton visit is thanks to Everett Collier, who rode the 2014 adventure from coast to coast.

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American Legion installs new officers on July 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 5:58pm

The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 held a banquet for members and their spouses July 6.

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Following the dinner James W. Campbell, Department Commander of the American Legion of Ohio, swore in officers of the Post for 2015-2016.

Members sworn in are from left, Fred Rodabaugh, Thom Craig, Mike Zimmerman, Bob Amstutz, Department Commander James W. Campbell, Ed Amstutz, Sam Reineke, Donald Rock, Morris Groman, Tom Benroth and Dennis Morrison.

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United Way at 90% of goal; 50-50 drawing on Aug. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 5:54pm

Almost 90 percent of the local United Way goal is met, according to Neil Reichenbach, UW treasurer.

He told the Icon: "To date we have raised $21,896.27 which is 87.59% of our goal of $25,000. 

"We have also decided to have our 50/50 drawing on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Farmers' Market at 11 a.m. 

"We will selling tickets  on Aug. 1, until the time of the drawing.  The current prize for the 50/50 drawing would be $173.50  before any possible ticket sales the morning of Aug. 1.

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Window peeper

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 5:21pm

This looks familiar. It should. It's a snip of Main Street from the Bluffton town hall clock tower window. The Icon took Josh Bickel, Ohio Magazine photographer, to the tower last week during his photo shoot in Bluffton. Click here for more of the story and more interesting photos.

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Here's what we shared with an Ohio Magazine photographer

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 28, 2015 - 5:12pm

Josh Bickel, a photographer for Ohio Magazine, wanted to see the sights of Bluffton.

So, naturally, we took him to the clock tower of the town hall. Bickel was in Bluffton last Friday taking photos of Bluffton University campus and the village for an upcoming feature on Bluffton University. 

Watch for the September issue of Ohio Magazine. You can't miss the Bluffton University spread.

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