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It's big band, polka and ice cream

Sunday evening MMH concert on the lawn
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2019 - 9:36pm

The Al Best Band will play at a free public concert on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

MMH has hosted the annual “Concert on the Lawn” since 2005. The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Service Group will serve ice cream, and popcorn and ice water will also be available. 

Special thanks is given to Don Snyder Excavating, who is the main sponsor of this year’s concert.  Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and dress for the weather.

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Events
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Taste Tempters offers jams, jellies and breads, plus gluten-free and sugar-free products

Meet Bluffton Farmers Market vendors
Posted by LizGH on August 16, 2019 - 3:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."

In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon will be featuring a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.

This week's feature vendor is Taste Tempters.

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Business
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Starting to look like a bridge

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2019 - 2:13pm

It's starting to look like a bridge. Each week this scene changes drastically. Here's a view of the Jefferson Street bridge photographed Thursday afternoon.

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Transition Bluffton invites community members to Aug. 20 potluck

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2019 - 6:07am

Transition Bluffton invites the community to  join in some community building, food and music.

"Bring a locally sourced food dish, a musical instrument ....or both to the Buckeye park shelter by the pool at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20.  Bring your family and friends. Let's allow our differences to melt away and celebrate what we have in common," said Peter Badertscher of the organization.

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Latest in radiotherapy technology

Now available at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center 
Posted by LizGH on August 16, 2019 - 6:00am

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center continues to provide quality of cancer care with the addition of a TrueBeam system – the latest in radiotherapy technology.

The TrueBeam system, from Varian Medical Systems, delivers more powerful cancer treatments with pinpoint accuracy and precision. It integrates imaging and motion management technologies that makes it possible to deliver treatments more quickly while monitoring and compensating for tumor motion.

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Regional news
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Art show will feature Goshen College professor’s work

Opens Aug. 26 in Sauder Visual Arts Center
Posted by LizGH on August 16, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery will host “A Visual Reflection on Fear and Connection” by Merrill Krabill, chair of the art department at Goshen College.

Krabill's current body of work uses the metaphor of death and resurrection to explore life's pain and loss. The hope the work holds out is that the interconnectedness of all life is our way to move from loss to redemption.

Opening Aug. 26, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Oct. 18.

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Bluffton University
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