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Burkholder and Sneary SHANNON scholarship winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 3:27pm

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” Scholarship Awards.  

The winners are Bluffton High School seniors Emma Burkholder and Olivia Sneary.  Emma is the daughter of Steve and Laurel Burkholder, and Olivia is the daughter of Dan Sneary and Cyndee Sneary.

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is an entirely local Bluffton volunteer organization that strives to make the Bluffton area a better place by serving its youth, its elderly, and its needy.
 

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BHS music awards...and the winner is...

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 1:13pm

Outstanding music awards to Bluffton High School seniors were presented earlier this month. Here's the list of award winners, provided by David Sycks and Kara Zink:

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99 basketball seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2015 - 9:50am

Can you believe it? Ninty-nine sports seasons ago.

There was no Western Buckeye League and the Northwest Conference was two generations in the distance.

Here's the Bluffton High School boys' basketball team from 1915-1916. We know the uniforms were red and white, but this team was not yet called Pirates. That would happen about 13 season later.

Don Schmidt provided this photo to the Icon.

Open the photo to view the player names and to enlarge the photo.

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Historical Bluffton
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Very high flying colors

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2015 - 9:17pm

Icon viewers may not be familiar with this American flag. It was a one-day wonder, on display Memorial Day across from Maple Grove Cemetery. For another view of the flag and the story behind it, click here. And if you want to watch the Memorial Day parade, click here.

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That's one high flying flag. How did it get there?

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2015 - 9:12pm

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.

Persons attending Bluffton's Memorial Day service at Maple Grove Cemetery couldn't help but miss Bluffton's tallest-ever flying American flag.

Here's a close-up view. Check the photo below for the long view to better understand the height of this red, white and blue symbol.

How did it get there?

Bluffton resident Navy Reservist Nathan Ulrey of Arbor Elite LCC Trimming Service was the  mastermind behind the flag display.

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Here's what's happening in Bluffton in June

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 26, 2015 - 3:02pm

Lots of events take place in Bluffton during June. Here's the Icon's list of events of interest, open to the public.

• Farmers’ Market, Citizens National Bank parking lot - Saturdays, 8:30 - noon
• BFR adventure camps – June 2, 4, 9, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30

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