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Ruth Ann Bormuth helped start the Gathering Basket herb society

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2014 - 10:17pm

Ruth Ann (von Stein) Bormuth, 90, of Rawson died at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center, Arlington. She was born on April 2, 1923, to the late Ivan and Maude (Marquart) von Stein, Sr. in Eagle Twp., Hancock County. She married Herbert John Bormuth on Jan. 11, 1942, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 2013.

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"Hey, Mom! I'm on the high school honor roll!"

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2014 - 10:01pm

Here is Bluffton High School’s  second quarter honor roll for 2013-14.

9th Grade-all A:

Trevor Bunch, Katie Burkholder, Kayleigh Coughlan, Connor Dawson, Nathan Heinze, Julianna Hotmire, Zane Myers, Douglas Nester, Marley Runk, Andie Schmutz, Sarah Siders, Jayme Siefer, Megan Sycks, Phillip Tatarkov, Sarah Theisen, Noah Woodruff

10th Grade-all A:

Sara Bertka, Mark Bixel, Sam Crisp, Maggie Fett, Anna Fredritz, Cole Harlow, Jack Marcum, Elizabeth Nisly, Katie Scott, Adam Wannemacher

11th Grade-all A:

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Mother Nature on the golf course

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2014 - 10:41pm

Several Icon viewers have sent us photos similiar to this one taken by Garry Crawford. In his message to us he states: "Mother nature rolled this on the golf course." Dawn King also sent photos. She calls these "snow rollers" and adds that they are more common in hilly areas, but the precise nature of the conditions required makes them a very rare phenomenon."

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Get ready for Bluffton's first-ever "cash mob" Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2014 - 8:45pm

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce wants get you out of the house to do some shopping locally - on Wednesday.

Focusing on the hours of 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., perhaps the warmest part of the day, Bluffton holds its first-ever "cash mob." Although it's not a cash mob in the traditional big city sense, it will offers an interesting assortment of specials in several downtown businesses. It is the chamber's plan to offer one cash mob per month in 2014.

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Regional news
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A chat with two university students from a land where the snow doesn't fall

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2014 - 8:00pm

15 minutes with two African students attending Bluffton University
By Caitlin Nearhood
Bluffton Icon intern
Daniel Mushangwe and Appiah Adubofour, two sophomore international students attending Bluffton University, recently sat down and discussed how their Bluffton lives compared to their lives in Africa.

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Human trafficking survivor shares her story at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2014 - 7:22pm

Barbara Freeman is a victim of human trafficking, she told a Bluffton University audience Jan. 23. And, after decades of drug abuse and prostitution, she dedicated her life to rescuing others from sexual exploitation.

Freeman, 42, is drug and alcohol free today. She serves as a motivational speaker, hoping to inspire those affected by sex trafficking to seek help.

“It’s only one hit away, one drink away, to end up at the wrong place at the wrong time,” she said during a Bluffton chapel service.

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