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Take a Bluffton summer art walk - final installment

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 6, 2020 - 2:19pm

This is the final installment in this series.
Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Bluffton community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.

As a weekly series, The Icon has featured the art created by John Peter Klassen, a long-time Bluffton College art professor.

For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience.

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University student found cross-cultural experience "eye opening"

"I would like to have a career that takes me in a direction where I am spreading a reflection of love and empathy to others.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 6, 2020 - 2:15pm

Natilee Grover ’21, a Bible and theology major from Dayton, describes the search for her perfect major as a “rollercoaster ride.”

And while she can imagine herself in 50 different vocations, she is prepared for whatever the future holds.

“I feel very at peace with where I could possibly go on my career path,” explained Grover. “Mostly, I would like to have a career that takes me in a direction where I am spreading a reflection of love and empathy to others.”

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Bluffton University
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Jerry Kiracofe was retired from B.P. Chemical

Was a 4-H advisor for 16 years
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 5, 2020 - 9:57am

Jerry L. Kiracofe, 77, died Sept. 2, 2020, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  Jerry was born April 25, 1943, in Lima to the late Francis and June (Mowery) Kiracofe. On Jan. 7, 1967 he married Judy Cheney Kiracofe who survives.

Jerry graduated from Bath High School and then served in the U. S. Navy for four years.  He was a member of the Pleasant View United Church of the Brethren in Lima.  Jerry owned and operated many businesses in the area and retired from B.P. Chemical where he was an electrician after 34 years.  

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Obituaries
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Approved: Saliva-cased COVID-19 test

FDA approves Yale's new saliva-based COVID-19 test
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 5, 2020 - 6:43am

This column is provided by the ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a saliva test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 infection.

This approval was granted to the Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test.

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Health Services
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Weekend doctor: Protecting yourself

From sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on September 5, 2020 - 6:00am

By Malary McBride, APRN-CNP
Certifed Nurse Practitioner
Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology
September is Sexual Health Awareness Month. 

Did you know that one in two sexually active persons will contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI) by age 25? However, this is not the only age group affected by STIs. STIs affect people of all ages and backgrounds. 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Need a place to park your bike on Main Street? No problem

Bike racks in four downtown locations will handle 17 bikes
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2020 - 3:17pm

As Bluffton becomes a more friendly bicycle village, more incentives become available to encourage bike use here.

The most recent is the creation of 17 bicycle parking spaces to be installed this fall along the Main Street business district.

The bike racks come as a result of a $5,000 grant from the Allen County Health Department’s "Creating Healthy Communities.”

Those 17 parking spaces are planned for:
• Town hall (3 spaces)
• Presbyterian alley (4)
• Edward Jones alley on North Main (5)
• Book ReViews alley (5)

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