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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 23, 2021 - 1:35pm

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Regional news
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Icon book review: Dean Koontz "Devoted"

A spine-tingling plot that keeps you turning pages to the very end of the story
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:48pm

Reviewed by Robert McCool
Dean Koontz devotes his latest to a remarkable boy/dog combination.

I never cared much for Dean Koontz as a horror book writer. I have found him to be tepidly spiritual, a weak Stephen King wannabe. But this latest, Devoted (ISBN 13: 978-1-4328-7662-3), grabbed me when I was looking for a quick read.

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Columnists
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Icon invites churches to submit Easter and Holy Week service information

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:35pm

The Icon invites area congregations to send their special church service information for Holy Week and Easter. 

Send information to: [email protected].

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Worship
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Boys & Girls-Cloverbud 4-H elect officers

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:28pm

The Bluffton Boys & Girls/Cloverbud 4H Club elected officers for 2021. The officers follow:
• Brooklynn Bible - President
• Joe Spencer - Vice-President
• Audra Snyder - Secretary
• Tanner Bott - Treasurer
• Jake Spencer - Safety Officer
• Landin Bible - Health Officer
• Brooklyn Nance - Historian/ Reporter
• Brookie Bible - Activities Officer

Area 4-H clubs may send their club announcements to: [email protected]

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People
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Speaking of collections

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:15pm

Speaking of collections, here's one-of-kind you'll find in the lobby outside the Bluffton police department on the town hall's second floor. It includes approximately 70 police, EMS and fire department patches. Scattered in the collection are several "other" Bluffton patches including South Carolina, Indiana, and of course, Ohio.

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University hires first-ever swimming and diving coach

Ben Rath was previous Great Midwest Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Year
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:07pm

Bluffton University has selected Ben Rath as its head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach, an intercollegiate program to start in the 2021-22 academic year. 

Rath graduated from the University of Findlay in December 2018 with a bachelor’s in Sports Business Analysis. He also served as the team captain on Findlay’s men’s swimming and diving team for two years and was named the 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Year and the 2018 GMAC/MEC Male Swimmer of the Meet.

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Bluffton University
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