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Matt Gillett joins BFR staff

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 9:04pm

Matt Gillett has joined Bluffton Family Recreation as its a sports coordinator and personal trainer. Gillett is a 2012 Bluffton High School graduate. In December he graduated from Anderson (Ind.) University with a degree in exercise science.

In is role as a personal trainer he will assist persons of all ages to focus on fitness goals.  He will also lead agility clinics with middle school and high school athletes.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Wanda Pannabecker taught piano for over 50 years

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 5:49pm

Wanda June (Suter) Pannabecker died at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, 2016, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born June 18, 1922, in Leipsic to Harvey and Sylvia (Lugibihl) Suter. On June 16, 1945, she married Richard F. Pannabecker, who died Oct. 24, 1997.
 
She was a graduate of Columbus Grove High School and graduated from Bluffton College in 1944 with a major in English and minor in music. She taught at Middle Point High School from 1944-45, and taught private piano and guitar lessons for more than 50 years.

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Obituaries
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Pirates earn shot at LCC in Thursday's district opener

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 4:54pm

Bluffton High School boys’ basketball team roared out of the Division III sectional with two impressive wins.
 
6th seed - Bluffton 99
9th seed – Carey 34
 
6th seed – Bluffton 60
3rd seed – Coldwater 59
 
Here’s a summary of this week’s district tournament:
 
Playing at Lima Senior, Thursday, March 3, 6:15 p.m.
2nd seed – Spencerville vs. 5th seed Wayne Trace
 
8 p.m. contest

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Sports
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Janice Young celebrated her 8th birthday the same year as her son

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 4:27pm

Here's another in our series of Feb. 29 leap year birthday celebrants.

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People
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Soup cook-off: Ham and potato corn chowder voted "the best"

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 4:26pm

Seven area restaurants and businesses put their best soups on the table and 160 votes (by diners) later the winners were:
• First place - Luke’s Bar and Grill, ham and potato corn chowder
• Second place - Jeanne’s Kitchen, Michael’s cream of asparagus 
• Third place - Larson’s Barbecue fire-roasted tomato 

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People
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Musical concentration

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2016 - 3:55pm

The Icon continues its photo series on members of the Bluffton High School string ensemble. Here is violinist, Annalise Nisly, an eighth grader.

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