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Wear your mask proudly

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Posted by Fred Steiner on April 24, 2020 - 9:21am

Welcome to the Icon's feature "Wear your mask proudly." We invite viewers to send a photo of themselves wearing a mask. 

It's a way to encourage viewers to wear masks when in public and to recognize those who are thoughful enough to take the time to wear one.

Send your mask photo to: [email protected].

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What a different 1 week makes

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2020 - 2:56pm

This split-screen view of a the same red bush shows the difference one week makes in Ohio's spring. On April 17 was a freak snowfall, which seemed to disappear overnight. Today offers more of a spring-like feeling in Bluffton. To view these scenes upcropped, look at the next two photos in this series.  

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Bluffton EMS recruiting in a new manner

Extending its reach to adults who may be contemplating a change in careers
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2020 - 2:14pm

Bluffton EMS is approaching recruitment in a new manner.  

The EMS recently reached out to graduating seniors who expressed an interest in nursing or the medical field.  

“We’ve had success with a number of our members getting the leg up on their classmates by taking EMT training,” said EMS chief Jan Basinger.  

Now, the EMS is extending its reach to adults who may be contemplating a change in careers.  

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Bruno Maroscher was a former Beaverdam council member

Owned an IGA store in Beaverdam; retired from the Cordage Paper Co.
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2020 - 2:07pm

Bruno Gerold Maroscher, 90, died April 23, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton where he resided for the last three years.  

Bruno was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Lecnitz, Romania, to the late Albert and Mathilde (Laar) Maroscher. On June 21, 1952, he married Martha Jane McNaughten and she died on Feb. 8, 1999.  He later married Marilyn Ruth Marquart Brecht on Oct. 14, 2000, and she survives.  

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Eight resident virus-related deaths at Mennonite Home

19 staff and residents tested positive, 5 probable, 8 tested negative
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2020 - 1:16pm

The COVID-19 virus found Bluffton.

The "how and when it arrived" are unknown. Its presence is simply part of our global experience.

The virus has seriously impacted one of our community’s jewels, Mennonite Memorial Home on West Elm Street. There are no confirmed cases among residents or staff on the other Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio campuses.

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Have you watched the mousetrap-ping pong video?

Ada HS grad didn't build a better mousetrap, instead is created a mousetrap video viewed 100 million times
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2020 - 1:04pm

FROM ADA ICON - Ada native Chris Wire didn’t build a better mousetrap. He didn’t have to.

Instead, he did create 30-second mousetrap video, viewed, oh, perhaps 100 million times. You’ve no doubt viewed it yourself.

Chris, a 1989 Ada High School graduate and son of Keith and Kathy Wire, owners of Keith’s Hardware, is principal owner of Real Art, a technology and design agency in Dayton. 

He says that prior to attending the University of Dayton he worked at Keith’s Hardware practically every day and weekends since he was born and all the way through high school.

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