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Can you find the bee?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 2:58pm

It's about time! Those purple and white first-of-spring flowers started making serious appearances in Bluffton over the weekend. This crop even attracted an early-season bee. (See the arrow).

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Beaver's Connor Gulick wins HCAC honors

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 2:33pm

A Bluffton track and field team member was named men's track athlete of the week in the HCAC.

Connor Gulick (St. Louisville, Ohio) Bluffton University, senior, won the 800 meter run at the Ohio Northern Polar Bear Final Qualifier in a lifetime best of 1:59.03. It is the fourth fastest time of any HCAC competitor so far this season.

Other athletes were Nathan Schrader, Rose-Hulman, men's field; Kenna Hunter, women's rack, Hanover; and Anna Shoster, Mount St. Joseph University, women's field. 

 

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Bluffton University
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Sherlyn Lugibihl was a school bus driver and co-owner of Lugibihl Spray Services

Visitation on Thursday
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 2:05pm

Sherlyn R. Lugibihl, 78, died March 5, 2020, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  Sherlyn was born July 1, 1941, in Bluffton to the late Raymond and Burnetta (Steiner) Moser.  On Oct. 16, 1960, she married David Lugibihl who survives.

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Obituaries
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It's not Bluffton - rather, Ada at mid-century

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 1:09pm

Here's a photo of Ada's Main Street looking north sometime in the late 1940s or very early 1950s. The truck parked southbound resembles a 1949 Cheverolt. There's even a "woodie" parked on the photographer's side of the street.

What else is in view? 
• Peper Drugs
• ODEON - was a a threatre?
• Check out the light poles and the condition of the sidewalks.

This photo is from the collection of the Ada Public Library.

Viewers are invited to make additional comments below.

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Historical Bluffton
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Here's the newest Icon poll

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 12:40pm

The Icon invites viewers to take its newest poll. The poll is located on the bottom right side of the home page, or Click Here.

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People
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Abe Cramer worship leader at Pandora UMC, Riley Creek UMC March 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2020 - 6:32am

Abe Cramer is the guest worship leader and musician at Pandora United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 15, according to Rev. Duane Kemerley, pastor.

He will lead the worship service at the Pandora United Methodist at 9:30 a.m. and at the Riley Creek United Methodist Church at 11 a.m.

 

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Worship
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