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Family Space Camps at your local library

Posted by LizGH on June 25, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, June 28 at 1 p.m. 

Registration is required. 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Looks like a set-up

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 4:29pm

Derek Dukes wa a popular attraction during Saturday's Shirley's downtown birthday party. Derek sat in the dunk tank for a time, and judging by the distance between the bull's eye and the pitching mound, Derek took several dunks during the morning. Watch the Icon for more photos all week of the Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn event.

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26 pies later, here are the top 3

Relay for Hope pie auction generates $1,438 for American Cancer Society
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 4:06pm

Pitty goes out to Daniel Tinch and Jesse Blackburn. They had to judge 26 pies in Relay for Hope pie contest. The event concluded with a pie auction that generated $1,438 – at nearly $40 per pie– to the American Cancer Society.

• First place - April Dorman of Bluffton, rhubarb meringue
• Second place - Kathy Smith of Arlington, peach-mango
• Third place - Mikayla Norway of Arlington, mixed berry

Dave Warren was the auctioneer. Prizes were donated by Findlay's Whirlpool, Thrivent Financial and the Trenton Avenue Wal-Mart.

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People
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Steinmetz and Pinks one and two in 5K

83 runners in Saturday's run/walk for literacy
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 3:57pm

Bluffton High School grads Jackson Steinmetz and Tanner Pinks were first and second in the Shirley’s Popcorn and Friends of the Bluffton Public Library run/walk for literacy held on June 22.

The first female runner to finish was Michelle Stein of Lima, who was fifth overall. Her time was 22:09.7

Steinmetz won the 5K in a 17:25.5 with Pinks coming in second at 17:48.3. Eighty-three runners competed.

The complete list of finishers is attached at the bottom of this story.

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People
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1941 Bluffton College tennis team

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 11:23am

Here's the 1941 Bluffton College tennis team.

Back row from left, H.W. Berky (coach), Bob Simcox, Dale Reichenbach, Dale Good and Jason Tripplehorn.

Front from left, Harold Balmer, Jack Kahler, Darvin Luginbuhl, Ray Ramseyer and Paul Martin.

This photo was taken on the clay tennis courts along Spring Street. Ropp Hall is in the background,

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Historical Bluffton
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IU ALUM 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 10:59am

Looks like a Indiana University grad. Icon spotted this plate on a white mini-van on Main Street Bluffton.

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