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Hanover opens baseball series with 14-4 win

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 8:29pm

April 29, 2016
By: Griffin Kuras, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team took on Hanover College on Friday, April 29. It was set to be a doubleheader but the second game was halted due to darkness after nine innings tied at three runs apiece. The Panthers took the first game, piling up 14 runs on 16 hits, while Bluffton finished with four runs on 11 hits.

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Retired Pandora physician, Dr. "Ollie" Lugibihl, Bluffton Lions Citizen of the Year

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 4:56pm

Dr. Oliver Lugibihl, a Pandora native with many Bluffton connections, is the 2015 Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year.

His award was presented on April 19 during a Lions banquet at First Mennonite Church.

Better known as “Ollie,” and known for his considerate bedside manner, Dr. Lugibihl served the Bluffton-Pandora area for over 40 years before retiring from in 2004.

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...and the pitch

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 4:33pm

Libby Schaadt warms up in the bull pen prior to the Bluffton Junior High girls' softball game against Columbus Grove earlier this week.

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Slaw Cutter Co. is tagged trout number 1 in Sunday's Sportmen's fishing derby

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 4:24pm

The Bluffton Sportmen's Club has Sunday's tagged trout number 1 named after the Bluffton Slaw Cutter Company.

The slaw cutter company, now in its 101th year, is owned by by Bob Sehlhorst.

This year’s trout derby, the 72nd annual, is held from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Buckeye Quarry, Main St., Bluffton.

Don't forget the chicken barbecue held at the Sportmen's clubhouse in the depot on Spring Street. Dinners at $8 each and are on sale while supplies last starting at 11 a.m.

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Regional news
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University student garage sale Saturday 10-2

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 1:38pm

Here's a "different" kind of Bluffton garage sale. It's a Bluffton University campus-wide sale.

You'll find it from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30, in Burky Gym, which is part of Founders Hall.

Items include students selling lofts, furniture, dorm decor, clothing, etc. The garage sale is hosted by Bluffton University Business Leaders Club

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A Bluffton you never knew: Why Lawn Avenue was once called Mill Street

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2016 - 1:12pm

Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations mentioned. The manuscript was given to the Icon by the Ropp Triplett family.

“Uncle Billy” Lewis Brickyard
1840s to 1900

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