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I blame this all on Becky Reineke Boblitt

I blame this all on Becky Reineke Boblitt.

She convinced me to go out for the eighth grade girls' basketball team. Let me be blunt, this was not a good fit...one game we were winning something lilke 86 to 6. We ran one play in the fourth quarter.

I was to get to the top of the key, someone would pass me the ball, and I would try - try is the optimal word here - to shoot a basket.

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Bluffton Hospital and BVH combine OB services

Part of Blanchard Valley Health System's pandemic response plan

In order to increase bed capacity system-wide, as well as maximize staffing availability in the pandemic response, Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will combine in-patient Bluffton Hospital and Blanchard Valley Hospital obstetrics on the main Findlay campus, effective Mnday, Dec. 14.

Win 200 for Chad Shutler

Overtime win puts university women's team at 6-0

By Nathan Zuercher, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University women's basketball team stayed undefeated Wednesday night, outlasting the Adrian College Bulldogs 70-66 in overtime.

With this win the Beavers moved to 6-0 overall, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-3. The icing on the cake is that it was Head Coach Chad Shutler's 200th career victory at Bluffton University.

Think fast on this pix - it's worth a free pizza

The Icon likes to surprise viewers. And, this surprise is worth a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza.

The first viewer to "email" the correct answer to the question gets the pizza. In which Bluffton store window will you find Max? 

(The employees of the business are aware of this contest and promise not to enter.)

Send you answer to: [email protected]
Message line: Max
Entry deadline 5. p.m., Friday, Dec. 11.

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Bluffton's fast freight

A steam locomotive returned to Bluffton this holiday season. It's doing "fast freight" figure eights in the window of Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones office at 111 N. Main St. It's a Lionel O gauge carrying an oil car, two box cars and caboose. The loco appears to be a Mikado or Berkshire hybrid. If you can't watch the train from the sidewalk you may watch a 60-second video by clicking here.

Suter cider press was started by John Bösiger (surname became "Basinger")

Our Swiss connection - part 5

This is the fifth installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.

John Bösiger was born in Alsace, France. When he was 23 a close friend, Johannes Steiner – both living in the community of Belfort, France – were conscripted into Napoleon’s army in 1815.

Participating in warfare were against their convictions and they decided to run away.

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