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Bluffton: Bicycle Capital of Ohio on June 21 thanks to GOBA's visit

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2015 - 7:54pm

Bluffton was be a one-day biker's paradise on Sunday (June 21).

CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS AND VIDEO BELOW.

Visitors to town were the 2,000+ participants in the 27th Annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA).

Bikers started the tour in Van Wert on Sunday and made a 50-mile trip to Bluffton arriving between 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Earlier in the week chances of thundershowers were 60 percent,  which sent local planners to prepare an indoors "Plan B" for the guests.

The rains never came and Sunday was an enjoyable sunny day.

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Bike capital of Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2015 - 7:46pm

Bluffton was the bicycle capital of Ohio on Father's Day 2015. Over 2,000 bicyclists in the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) stayed overnight in town. CLICK HERE FOR SOME OF THE PHOTOS.

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Single-event tickets for university Artist Series available July 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2015 - 4:05pm

Single-event tickets for the 2015-16 Bluffton University Artist Series go on sale Friday, July 10. This year’s series features:

• Apollo’s Fire, a baroque chamber ensemble 
• Heinavanker, an Estonian vocal ensemble 
• pianist Anne-Marie McDermott 
• the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players 
• and the Columbus-based Raise gospel choir

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Bluffton University
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Pleasant View and Mount Cory UMs hold vacation Bible school

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on June 22, 2015 - 3:14pm

Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches will co-host vacation Bible school August 3-7 from 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Cory UMC, 300 N. Main. Pre-registration will be August 2 @ BFLC from 6-8 p.m. The week will conclude with a joint service on Sunday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Cory followed by a community cook-out at the BFLC.  Service will include the children singing songs they learned during VBS.

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Worship
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Here's what's cooking at Jeanne's Kitchen June 23-26

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on June 22, 2015 - 2:53pm

MINI VACATION
Jeanne and her staff are taking a mini vacation this week.

We will not serve breakfast or lunch June 23-26, but we will have dinner this Friday!

DINNER, JUNE 26
All-you-can-eat pasta and Jeanne's homemade meat balls, Italian tossed salad and homemade Italian dessert.

Dinner hours are 5-7:30 p.m. A reservation would be appreciated. Please call Jeanne at 419-234-8650 to reserve your table.

CATERING
We are available to cater your event with our delicious homemade food. Call Jeanne with any questions. See you Friday night!

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Watch those skies today - damaging winds anticipated tonight

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2015 - 11:12am

AEP provided The Icon with the following weather alert for today and Tuesday (June 22-23).

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected to impact northwestern Ohio  
this afternoon and tonight. Both rounds have the potential to cause widespread wind damage.
 

Round 1 This afternoon-early evening: At 9 a.m. radar shows a complex of severe thunderstorms racing across eastern Minnesota/eastern Iowa. This will reach northern Indiana as a squall line (gusts up to 80 mph) early this afternoon.

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