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Hanover favorite to win HCAC football title

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2019 - 10:26am

The reigning Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Football Champions, Hanover College, are picked to repeat as league leaders in 2019 in a vote of the conference’s head coaches as they top the HCAC Football Preseason Poll.

The 2019 season kicks off with non-conference play on Thursday, Sept. 5.  The first conference game is Thursday, Sept. 19. The final week of the regular season is Saturday, Nov. 16, with the NCAA Tournament following thereafter.

Listed below is the 2019 HCAC Football Preseason Poll and the 2019 HCAC Players to Watch. 

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Transylvania selected to win HCAC women's golf title

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2019 - 10:15am

Pegged to defend their title, Transylvania University was selected to win the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) by a vote of league coaches in the 2019 Women’s Golf Preseason Poll.

Listed is the 2019 HCAC Women’s Golf Preseason Poll and the 2019 HCAC Athletes to Watch. 

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It's September (almost); here's the library's program schedule

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2019 - 2:54pm

Here's what's happening in September at the Bluffton Public Library.

Paws 2 Read will be joining Storytime on Mondays, Sept. 9, and 23 at 6:30 p.m. After Storytime, kids (and kids at heart) may take turns reading to and hanging out with registered therapy dogs from Pet Partners, a leading national therapy animal organization.

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Welcome back

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2019 - 2:00pm

Tim Closson, Bluffton elementary principal, welcomes students on the first day of school. Watch the Icon for more back-to-school photos.

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Step back in rural history Sept. 14

Hancock Historical Museum’s historic barn tour
Posted by LizGH on August 26, 2019 - 6:00am

The Hancock Historical Museum will host its fifth historic barn tour on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The self-guided tour will showcase five historic barns around the community of Mt. Blanchard, dating from the 1840s to the early 1900s.

Guests on the tour will learn the history of the barns and the farms they occupy. Many of the farms have been passed down in the same families for several generations. The barns display a wide array of timber-framing techniques and styles and have come to serve a variety of purposes.

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1,000 books before Kindergarten

Library party moved on Wednesday
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2019 - 9:07pm

Bluffton Public Library has changed its "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Completion Celebration,' The event is rescheduled for 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the library.

This celebration is for families who have completed the 1,000 books before Kindergarten program.

The library will provide pizza and snacks for the whole family. Families planning to attend should let the library staff know and also if any family members have specific dietary needs.

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